MEANING & HISTORY
What does Inting mean?
Inting is explicitly derived from Vicente with ing in Cebuano. Vicente belongs to Latin Vincentius, connected with conquering.
The familiar form selects material from inside the longer name rather than independently spelling the Latin root. Its historical base can be explained even when Inting is the complete registered name.
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Pronunciation & syllables
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Origin and name formation
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CebuanoEtymology & source
A diminutive of Vicente. From Vicente + -ing.
a diminutive of the male given name Vicente
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PSA · OFFICIAL BIRTH RECORDS
Inting in the birth records
Exact spelling and stated year in the published name tables. Read the counts as individual snapshots.
Tables included: 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2023 and 2024. The 2016 fact sheet lists five names per sex; the later tables include ten. Missing counts are not inferred. Sex categories follow the official tables, independently of dictionary gender labels. Explore the official tables →
Related forms & spellings
Related forms may have their own language histories. They are not included in this spelling’s PSA count.
Similar names to Inting
Names with a similar opening or ending, ordered by spelling distance. Similar spelling does not imply the same meaning or origin.
Names in this collection
- Enting♂Cebuano familiar Vicente; conquering root
- Iking♂Familiar Enrique through Ike
- Intan·Malay and Indonesian name: diamond
- Ising♀Clipped Crescencia with the familiar ending ng
- Mating♀Familiar form of Matea or Mathilde
- Ning·Peaceful or calm in one Chinese writing
- Ting·Pretty or graceful, when written 婷 in Chinese
- Tíngtíng♀Graceful or pretty appearance in the Chinese 婷婷 form
What rhymes with Inting?
No dictionary-confirmed rhyme match is available for this spelling in the current catalogue.
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- Wiktionary contributors — Inting (Cebuano) (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name sense and separately attributed etymology; no birth-frequency claim.
- Behind the Name — Vicente (opens in a new tab)
Consulted account of the name’s formation, relevant root elements, or explicitly linked base name.
- Behind the Name — Vincent (opens in a new tab)
Consulted account of the name’s formation, relevant root elements, or explicitly linked base name.