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Vicente

Pronounced vee-SEN-cheeShare

Meaning: Spanish and Portuguese form of Vincent: conquering

  • Boy
  • Familiar
  • 3 syllables

The story

Vicente belongs to the Vincent family in Spanish and Portuguese. Its older Latin root is a verb meaning to conquer; the two languages share the derivation rather than separate meanings.

Nicknames

  • Vicentinho
  • Vince
  • Chente

Spellings & variants

Popularity

Familiar

In the US top 1,000 — familiar, not everywhere.

Similar position in the latest US rankings

Style

Origins

Vicente comes from Portuguese and Spanish.

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