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Vincent

Latin
"conquering"
Madison Dresler
By Madison Dresler
Updated Tue Sep 30 2025

Vincent Origin and Meaning

The name Vincent is a boy's name of Latin origin meaning "conquering".

Vincent is a name with a complex image. After being quietly used for centuries, it is suddenly seeming stylish, along wih other V names. Even the nickname Vince has been given a reprieve via actor Vince Vaughn and country singer Vince Gill. Vin Diesel was born with the more prosaic name Mark Vincent.

Vincent was popular during the Middle Ages, especially among the French, who brought it to England. There are a number of St. Vincents, most famous of whom is St. Vincent de Paul, a seventeenth century French priest who organized societies of laymen to help the poor.

Vincent has always been a favorite of Roman Catholic families, particularly in the Italian community. Its most notable bearer was Vincent van Gogh, but there also was philanthropist Vincent Astor, who gave it a patrician edge, and actors Vincent Price and Vincent D'Onofrio.

Vincent/Vince/Vinny has appeared on screen as the central characters of My Cousin Vinny and Entourage. John Travolta had two key Vin-roles: Vinnie Barbarino in the TV series that launched him (Welcome Back, Kotter), and as Vincent Vega in Pulp Fiction. Vincent was the gentle giant on TV's Beauty and the Beast, and Ethan Hawke played a Vincent in Gattaca.

# 111 in the US

Vincent Rank in US Top 1000

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Vincent Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Popularity of the name Vincent

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Famous People Named Vincent

  • Saint Vincent de Paul
    French priest who served the poor
  • Vincent Willem van Gogh
    Dutch painter
  • Vincent Neil Wharton
    birth name of Vince Neil, American lead singer of Motley Crue
  • Vincent Edward "Vin" Scully
    American sportscaster
  • Vincent Anthony "Vince" Vaughn
    American actor
  • Vincent "Vinny" Guadagnino
    American reality TV personality ("Jersey Shore")
  • Vincent Cassel
    French actor
  • Vincent Philip D'Onofrio
    American actor
  • Vincent Vito Gallo
    American actor and director
  • Vincent Lamar "Vince" Carter
    American basketball player
  • Vincent Kennedy "Vince" McMahon
    American professional wrestling promoter
  • Vincent Frank "Vinny" Testaverde
    American football player
  • Vincent Thomas "Vince" Lombardi
    American legendary NFL coach
  • (Michael) Vincent O'Brien
    Irish racehorse trainer
  • Vincent Furnier
    birth name of American rock musician Alice Cooper
  • (Charles) Vincent Massey
    18th Governor,General of Canada
  • Vincent Leonard Price
    American actor
  • Vincent Minnelli
    American film director
  • Vincent "Vinnie" Richards
    American tennis player
  • Vincent Grant "Vince" Gill
    American country music singer
  • Vincent Canby
    American journalist and film critic
  • Vincent Paul Kartheiser
    American actor
  • Vincent Edward "Bo" Jackson
    American NFL Football Player
  • Vincent Lecavalier
    Canadian professional ice hockey player
  • Vincent 'Vinnie' Jones
    British soccer player and actor
  • Vincent Cyr
    American Youtuber
  • Vincent Rodriguez III
    Filipino,American actor, singer, and dancer
  • St. Vincent
    stage name of female singer,songwriter Anne Clark
  • Vincent Barrett Price
    son of actor Vincent Price
  • Vincent Charles
    son of singer Ray Charles
  • Vincent Frank Testaverde Jr.
    son of NFL player Vinny Testaverde
  • Vincent Żuławski
    son of actress Sophie Marceau and director Andrzej Żuławski
  • Vincent Sinclair (b. 2010)
    son of actor Vin Diesel
  • Vincent Frederik Minik Alexander (b. 2011)
    Prince of Denmark, son of Crown Prince Frederik
  • Vincent Palotai (b. 2013)
    son of musicians Simone Simons of Epica and Oliver Palotai of Kamelot
  • Vincent Ralph Pagano (b. 2015)
    son of celebrity chef Ralph Pagano

The name Vincent in Pop Culture

  • Vincent Milovníci
    character in Kresley Cole's "The Arcana Chronicles"
  • Vincent "Vince" Chase
    character on TV's "Entourage"
  • Vincent
    character in video game "Silent Hill 3"
  • Vincent Lauria
    character in 1986 film "The Color of Money"
  • Vincent Valentine
    character in video game Final Fantasy VII
  • Vincent Nigel
    Murray, intern on TV's "Bones"
  • Vincent LaGuardia "Vinny" Gambini
    main character in film "My Cousin Vinny"
  • Vincent
    character in film "Collateral"
  • Vincent Pierre "Vince" LaSalle
    character in animated series "Recess"
  • Vincent Phantomhive
    Ciel's father in anime "Black Butler"
  • Vincent Benedict
    one of the twins from film "Twins"
  • Vincent Rosetti
    character on TV's "Walker, Texas Ranger"
  • Vincent Wingfield
    main character in G. A. Henty's "With Lee in Virginia"
  • Vincent
    dog on TV's "Lost"
  • Vincent Corleone
    character in film "The Godfather Part III"
  • Vincent "Vince" Clark
    main character on British comedy series "15 Storeys High"
  • Vincent Keller
    The Beast in 2012 TV series "Beauty and the Beast"
  • Vincent Crabbe
    character in the Harry Potter series
  • Vincent Vega
    character in the film "Pulp Fiction"
  • V.I.N.CENT "Vital Information Necessary CENTralized
    " robot in 1979 Disney film "The Black Hole"
  • Vincent Alexandros "Vinnie" Patterson
    character on Australian soap "Home and Away"
  • Vincent Nightray
    character in anime/manga "Pandora Hearts"
  • Vincent Ebony
    character in Jenny Nimmo's "The Children of the Red King" series
  • Vincent Griffith
    character on TV's "The Originals"
  • Vincent Alcott
    character in anime/manga "Letter Bee"
  • Vincent 'Vinnie' Barbarino
    character on TV's 'Welcome Back Kotter'
  • Vincent Graver
    character in the book 'My Babysitter Is A Vampire' by Ann Hodgman
  • Vincent "V"
    The name of the male main character in video game Cyberpunk 2077
  • Vincent
    character in the video game "Stardew Valley"

International Variations of the name Vincent

  • Vicenzo
    Italian
  • Vencel
    Hungarian
  • Wincenty
    Polish
  • Vincentius
    Dutch
  • Vincien
    Hungarian
  • Vincenzio
    Italian
  • Vicenc
    Czech
  • Vince
    Hungarian
  • Vicente
    Spanish
  • Uinseann
    Gaelic
  • Wicent
    Polish
  • Wienczyslav
    Polish
  • Vicenç
    Catalan
  • Vinzenz
    Hungarian
  • Vinci
    Hungarian
  • Vincens
    German
  • Wienczylaw
    Polish

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