English Explanatory Dictionary

Vincent

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A male given name from Latin.
  2. A surname originating as a patronymic.
  3. A number of places in the United States:
  4. A city in Shelby County, St. Clair County and Talladega County, Alabama.
  5. A census-designated place in Los Angeles County, California.
  6. A minor city in Webster County, Iowa.
  7. A ghost town in Osborne County, Kansas.
  8. An unincorporated community in Owsley County, Kentucky.
  9. A census-designated place in Barlow Township, Washington County, Ohio.
  10. A settlement in Aquin commune, Sud department, Haiti.
  11. A former commune in Jura department, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France, now part of Vincent-Froideville commune.
  12. A suburb in the City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia.
noun
  1. The victim or dupe in a betting game, especially bowls.

Pronunciation

/ˈvɪnsənt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Vincent.wav En-au-vincent.ogg

Word forms

Vincent Vincents

Etymology

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

Related words

Vince Vinnie

Derived words

Mount Vincent Saint Vincent Saint-Vincent St-Vincent St. Vincent St Vincent St.-Vincent Vincentian Vincent's angina Vincent's infection Vincent's organism Vincent's stomatitis Vincent's ulcer
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