At a Glance
- Meaning
- The periwinkle plant; also an attested male given name.
- Origin
- Latin (plant name); separately attested as a given name
- Gender
- Unisex
- Pronunciation
- VIN-kuh
Vinca is a Latin (plant name); separately attested as a given name unisex name meaning “The periwinkle plant; also an attested male given name.”. It appears in 2 of our baby name lists.
Meaning & Origin of Vinca
Meaning: The periwinkle plant; also an attested male given name..
Origin: Latin (plant name); separately attested as a given name.
A common claim: Said to mean 'to bind' (from Latin vincire), referencing the periwinkle's twining vines Actually: The directly attested Latin source is 'vinca pervinca' (periwinkle); the link to vincire 'to bind' is a traditional explanation one step further back, not the name's direct root.
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Vinca
VIN-kuhIPA /ˈvɪŋkə/
Popularity of Vinca
Vinca doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.
Lists That Include Vinca
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Similar Names
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