Vicente
BoyLatin · Spanish: /biˈsente/ in Latin America; /biˈθente/ in much of Spain. Stress on cen.
Vicente shares its Latin roots with Vincent, but its pronounced final e gives the Spanish name a more flowing rhythm.
Origin
Latin
Pronunciation
Spanish: /biˈsente/ in Latin America; /biˈθente/ in much of Spain. Stress on cen.
One who conquers; victorious.
Vicente is a Spanish masculine name with Latin roots, meaning “one who conquers” or “victorious”. It belongs to the same name family as Vincent and the German Vinzenz. The difference is easy to see: Vicente has no n before the c, and its final e is sounded. Those details give this form its own shape rather than simply adding a letter to Vincent. In Spanish, the rhythm is vi-CEN-te, with three syllables and the emphasis in the middle. In Latin America the c sounds like s; in much of Spain it is the th sound in English “think”. The initial v is pronounced like Spanish b. The firm central syllable followed by a light final vowel gives Vicente a warm, rounded sound, with a classic feel that is more expansive than clipped.
Etymology: A Spanish form of Latin Vincentius, related to vincere, “to conquer” or “to overcome”.
Spelling table
Code
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Braille
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Name popularity
United States
Latest year: 2025
Boys
Rank589
Source
SSA records cover Social Security card applications, not every US birth. Names with fewer than 5 occurrences are omitted; gaps do not mean zero. Spellings are kept separate, except that SSA removes spaces and hyphens. Equal counts are ranked alphabetically. Ranks are calculated separately for boys and girls.
Origin
Latin
Origin
Spanish
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