# Vincent

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈvɪnsənt/ · frequency rank #5,748

## Definitions
1. A male given name from Latin.
2. A surname originating as a patronymic.
3. A number of places in the United States:
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9. A settlement in Aquin commune, Sud department, Haiti.
10. A former commune in Jura department, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France, now part of Vincent-Froideville commune.
11. A suburb in the City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia.
12. A local government area in Perth, Western Australia; in full, the City of Vincent.

## Etymology
Borrowed from French Vincent, from Latin Vincentius, from vincēns (“conquering”), from the verb vincō.

## Easily confused with
- **violent** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vincent-vs-violent)
- **Vincenzo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vincent-vs-vincenzo)
- **Vince** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vince-vs-vincent)
- **Vicente** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vicente-vs-vincent)

## Common misspellings (11)
`ivncent`, `vicnent`, `vinccent`, `vincennt`, `vincentt`, `vincetn`, `vincnet`, `vinecnt`, `vinncent`, `vnicent`, `vvincent`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/vincent