Vincent

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Dictionary of Medieval Names
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Vincent m. Latin Vincentius, from vincens 'conquering'.

The name of a number of 4th C saints, a 5th C saint, a 7th C Belgian saint, and a 14th C Spanish saint and logician.

England

Latin: ● 1279–80 Vincentius (nom) WaHR-SK p. 45; 1300 Vincencius (nom) ProcSuf-vol3 p. 234
English: ● 1530 Vincent LIWill-III p. 47; 1586 Vincent DEmar-vol2 p. 12; 1588 Vincent StAnthonlin p. 33; 1589 Vincent DEmar-vol2 p. 19; 1590 Vincent ibid. p. 22; 1592 Vincent BEmar-vol2 p. 31, DEmar-vol2 p. 25; 1593 Vincent ibid. p. 26; 1597 Vincent ibid. p. 37; 1598 Vincent ibid. p. 39

France

Latin: ● 1180 Vincentii (gen) RotScaNor p. 4; 1301 Vincenti (gen) MemPic-vol17 p. 250, Vincentii (gen) ibid. p. 259, Vincentius (nom) ibid. p. 209; 1378 Vincentio (dat) hanquetvol1 785
Old French: ● 1296 Vincent paris1296 p. 11; 1313 Vincent Paris1313 p. 1; ◑ 1313 Vincenet Paris1313 p. 35
Middle French: ● 1388 Vinchen thierry; 1418 Vincent HGParis p. 378; 1421 Vincent favier 1048; 1423 Vincent ibid. 279; 1438 Vincent ibid. 563

Italy

Latin: ● 1265x1339 Vincentii (gen) BBC-Berg 66; 1326 Vincentium (acc) Friuli-14thC no. 446; 1527 Vincentij (gen) Rome1527 p. 89, Vincentius (nom) ibid. p. 85; ◑ 1285 Vençoli (gen) Perugia1285 p. 157

The Netherlands

Dutch: ● 1566 Vincent MagMiddelburg-1560; 1567 Vincent ibid.

Spain

Catalan: ● 1510 Vicent valencia1510 3418

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