Thoughts on the name Vincent

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Hello everyone,

I’m due later this year with my first child, a baby boy. The inevitable name discussion has begun. DH has a long Dutch surname and we want to pick a first name that is international & would work well in both countries. The forerunner is Vincent (nn Vince, not Vinny) but I’ve made the mistake of sharing this with friends who hate it! Casting the net a bit further to see what the general opinion is?

Thanks!

I absolutely love Vincent. If dc3 is a boy he will be either Vincent or Heath.

Vincent was my grandfather's name. His nickname was Vic.

It's one of the very few names I really really dislike. It sounds rodenty and spiteful to me. Don't know why. Sorry OP my problem not yours.

I love it OP.
Who cares if people think of Van Gogh!?
I had the same thing with naming our baby last year, I would have loved Vincent but my bf wasn't keen- we've ended up with a different name that works well for both countries

I know a teen Vincent known as Vinnie. People think it's a cool name. It's getting more popular though - I've heard of a couple locally.

Love it. I know a baby who had this bestowed as a middle name within the last year.

I'm basing my opinion on a child misbehaving in a large shop in town. I also worked with a Vince who was a bit arrogant.
There used to be a tv sitcom called Just Good Friends, the Vince actor was gorgeous.

I like it and the nn Vinnie

Definitely not a 'timeless classic' more a 'hard man classic'.

Catholic. St Vincent de Paul

I have a Vincent! He was named after my Grandfather, who was not English. He is in primary school and hasn't been called anything else but Vincent so far.

Lovely. Fabulous name.

I know an "enzo" as in Vicenzo. Lovely name.

A skin head with knuckle tattoos, braces & a great big Tethys grin

I like it a lot. I know two lovely ones in their early 20s. It has the opposite of a hard man image to me. Cultured and classic.