Vice as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Vice

What is the meaning of the name Vice ?

The baby name Vice is a Male name , 12 syllables long and is pronounced {'English': '/vaɪs/', 'Croatian/Slavic': '/ˈvitsɛ/ (approx. VEE-tseh)'}.

Vice is Croatian, English, Latin, Slavic in Origin.

Vice has layered origins. In Dalmatia (Croatia), it is a traditional masculine diminutive of Vinko, itself from Latin Vincentius meaning “conquering,” rooted in vincere “to conquer.” Notable bearer Vice Vukov (1936–2008) underscores its regional use. There it is pronounced VEE-tseh. Related forms include Vinko, Vincent, Vincenzo, Vicente, and the English short form Vince.

In English, Vice is also the everyday noun for “immoral habit” and a Latin-based prefix meaning “in place of, deputy” (from vicis). As a given name in the Anglophone world it is very rare, used either as a bold word-name or as an edgy respelling of Vince. Surname spellings Vise and Vyse appear in records. Meanings span “conquering” or “victorious” via the Croatian route, or “deputy/instead of” through the Latin prefix, though the moral-vice connotation is worth considering.