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Vincent

American  
[vin-suhnt] / ˈvɪn sənt /

noun

  1. Saint, died a.d. 304, Spanish martyr: patron saint of winegrowers.

  2. a male given name: from a Latin word meaning “conquering.”


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The Lakers sent Gabe Vincent and a 2032 second-round draft pick to Atlanta for Kennard in February.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2026

Stanley espoused an evangelical capitalism that focused on its employees’ personal growth; it recommended salespeople read Dale Carnegie and Norman Vincent Peale.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

It made Irishman Mullins, who won the race for a fourth time in total, the first trainer since Vincent O'Brien between 1953 and 1955 to win in three straight years.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

"This is the first time anyone has been able to observe a stable carbene in water," said Vincent Lavallo, a professor of chemistry at UC Riverside and corresponding author of the paper.

From Science Daily • Apr. 11, 2026

Mr. Vincent called on Jonah to answer a question, and Jonah didn’t even know what he’d asked.

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix