# Vicente

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| pronunciation = {{IPA-es|biˈθente|lang}} (Spain)<br />{{IPA-es|biˈsente|lang}}(Latin America)
| gender        = [Male](/source/Male)
| meaning       = "conquering", "winning"
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| nickname      = Vin, [Vince](/source/Vince_(disambiguation)), [Vinny](/source/Vinny), [Vinnie](/source/Vinnie_(disambiguation)),
| origin        = [Latin](/source/Latin)
| related names = '''[Vincent](/source/Vincent)''', '''Vincentius''', [Victor](/source/Victor_(name))
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'''Vicente''' is a Spanish and Portuguese name. Like its French variant, [Vincent](/source/Vincent), it is derived from the Latin name ''Vincentius'' meaning "conquering" (from Latin ''vincere'', "to conquer").

'''Vicente''' may refer to:
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==Places==
*[São Vicente, Cape Verde](/source/S%C3%A3o_Vicente%2C_Cape_Verde), an island in Cape Verde

==People==
===Given name===
* [Vicente Aleixandre](/source/Vicente_Aleixandre) (1898–1984), Spanish writer, Nobel Prize laureate
* [Vicente Álvarez Travieso](/source/Vicente_%C3%81lvarez_Travieso), first alguacil mayor (1731–1779) of San Antonio, Texas
* [Vicente Aranda](/source/Vicente_Aranda) (1926–2015), Spanish film director, screenwriter and producer
* [Vicente del Bosque](/source/Vicente_del_Bosque) (born 1950), former Spanish footballer and former manager of the Spain national football team
* [José Vicente Féliz](/source/Jos%C3%A9_Vicente_F%C3%A9liz), American settler
* [Vicente Fernández](/source/Vicente_Fern%C3%A1ndez) (1940–2021), Mexican retired singer, actor, and film producer
* [Vicente Fox](/source/Vicente_Fox) (born 1942), Mexican politician who served as President of Mexico
* [Juan Vicente Gómez](/source/Juan_Vicente_G%C3%B3mez) (1857–1935), Venezuelan military dictator
* [Vicente Gonçalves de Paula](/source/Vicente_Gon%C3%A7alves_de_Paula) (1949–2011), Brazilian footballer
* [Vicente Guaita](/source/Vicente_Guaita) (born 1987), Spanish footballer
* [Vicente Guerrero](/source/Vicente_Guerrero) (1782–1831), one of the leading revolutionary generals of the Mexican War of Independence
* [Vicente Henriques](/source/Vicente_Henriques) (born 1978), Brazilian water polo player
* [Vicente Lim](/source/Vicente_Lim) (1888–1944), Filipino brigadier general and World War II hero
* [Vicente Lucas](/source/Vicente_Lucas) (1935–2026), Portuguese footballer
* [Vicente Luque](/source/Vicente_Luque) (born 1991), American-born Brazilian mixed martial artist
<!-- * [Vicente Bimendi](/source/Vicente_Bimendi) (1506–1579), King of Spain -->
* [Vicente de Paula Neto](/source/Vicente_de_Paula_Neto) (born 1979), Brazilian footballer
* [Vicente Pérez Rosales](/source/Vicente_P%C3%A9rez_Rosales) (1807–1886), Chilean politician, traveller and colonization agent
* [Vicente Rodríguez](/source/Vicente_Rodr%C3%ADguez) (born 1981), Spanish international footballer
* [Vicente Seguí](/source/Vicente_Segu%C3%AD), (born 1978) Spanish singer winner of "Operación Triunfo" 3rd series in 2003
* [Vicente Sotto](/source/Vicente_Sotto) (1877–1950), Filipino politician
* [Tito Sotto](/source/Tito_Sotto) (Vicente Sotto III; born 1948), Filipino entertainer and politician
* [Vicente Ten](/source/Vicente_Ten) (born 1966), Spanish politician
* [Vicente Vega](/source/Vicente_Vega) (1955–2025), Venezuelan footballer
* [Vicente Yáñez Pinzón](/source/Vicente_Y%C3%A1%C3%B1ez_Pinz%C3%B3n) (c.1460–1523), Spanish navigator, explorer and conquistador

===Surname===
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| region = [Castile](/source/Castile_and_Le%C3%B3n), Spain
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'''Vicente''' is a [surname](/source/surname) first found in [Castile](/source/Castile_and_Le%C3%B3n), Spain.<ref>[http://www.houseofnames.com/xq/asp.fc/qx/vicente-family-crest.htm Vicente Surname]</ref>
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*[Ana Vicente](/source/Ana_Vicente) (1943 – 2015), Portuguese author
*[Bruno Leonardo Vicente](/source/Bruno_Leonardo_Vicente), (born 1989) Brazilian footballer
*[Esteban Vicente](/source/Esteban_Vicente) (1904&ndash;2001), abstract expressionist
*[Gil Vicente](/source/Gil_Vicente) (1465&ndash;1537), Portuguese playwright and poet
*[Maria Vicente](/source/Maria_Vicente) (born 2001), Spanish athletics competitor
*[Mariana Vicente](/source/Mariana_Vicente) (born 1989), Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2010
*[Carlos de São Vicente](/source/Carlos_de_S%C3%A3o_Vicente) (born 1960), Portuguese Angolan businessman
*[Manuel Vicente](/source/Manuel_Vicente) (born 1956), Angolan politician
*[Nieves García Vicente](/source/Nieves_Garc%C3%ADa_Vicente) (born 1955), Spanish chess master
*[Vicente (footballer, born 1983)](/source/Vicente_(footballer%2C_born_1983)) (Wellington da Silva Vicente), Brazilian football left-back

==Other uses==
*[Tropical Storm Vicente](/source/Tropical_Storm_Vicente), the name used for multiple tropical cyclones in the northern Pacific Ocean

==See also==
*[Vincente (disambiguation)](/source/Vincente_(disambiguation))

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Category:Spanish masculine given names
Category:Portuguese masculine given names
Category:Masculine given names
Category:Spanish-language surnames
Category:Portuguese-language surnames
Category:Surnames derived from given names

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