Given name & surname
Vincenc
Vincenc is a masculine given name from Latin. It is used in Czech.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
In Czech use, Vincenc shares an earlier linguistic root with Vincent. Vincent has been associated with Old French and Latin naming traditions.
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How it developed
From Latin Vincentius, built from Latin vincēns + -ius.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
The story
In Czech use, Vincenc shares an earlier linguistic root with Vincent. The history of Vincent gives this family its wider story. Vincent’s historical associations include various early saints particularly associated with France, most notably the 5th-century St Vincent of Lérins.
Explained through its name family
Vincenc’s family of names
Vincenc has an affectionate form in Cenek. Vincenc shares a linguistic root with Vincent. In Czech usage, Vincenc has a conventional equivalent in the Russian form Викентий.
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Around the world
Vincenc has relatives in 5 languages.
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Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 14
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Vincenc
- Vinçenc PrennushiAlbanian Roman Catholic archbishop and blessed (1885-1949)
- Vincenc StrouhalCzech physicist (1850–1922)
- Vincenc LesnýCzech indologist (1882–1953)
- Vincenc MašekCzech composer1755–1831
- Vincenc PrasekCzech historian and educator (1843–1912)
- Vincenc BenešCzech painter, writer, and theorist (1883-1979)
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