Meaning and background
The story behind Vicente
Vicente is documented as the Spanish and Portuguese form of Vincent. The linked Vincent entry traces the name through Roman Vincentius to Latin vocabulary for conquering, and records early Christian personal-name use. This gives Vicente a specific cross-language name-family history. An owner can honour a Vicente while retaining that linguistic connection, without making the historical conquering element a claim about a dog’s strength or behaviour.
- Origin
- Spanish and Portuguese form of Vincent, from Latin Vincentius and conquering vocabulary. Source · Source 2
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About Vicente
Recorded as a dog’s name
Vicente appears in 2 dog licence records in the 2023 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/vitʃɛnti/
US English sound sequence, converted from the CMU dictionary. Stress marks are shown separately.
Stress on the second syllable in the recorded US readings.
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/vitʃɛnti/ · primary stress on syllable 2V IY0 CH EH1 N T IY0
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Sources and research notes (2)
- New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene NYC Dog Licensing Dataset — all seven available extract years, retrieved 24 October 2026 — Recorded name spellings in NYC licence-period rows, extract years 2016–2018, 2022–2024 and 2026. Evidence selects one stated year per name. Annual snapshots overlap; never sum them as unique dogs. No national popularity, etymology or owner naming-intent claim.
- Carnegie Mellon University / CMU Sphinx maintainers CMU US English Pronouncing Dictionary — US English dictionary readings; not owner-specific or exhaustive multilingual pronunciation
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