Zente is a Hungarian masculine given name derived from the Hungarian word szent, meaning "holy" or "saint". The name Świętopełk also appears in early contexts, but in derived Slavic forms, giving rise to similar semantics through Christian adoption. In Hungarian naming culture, the name evokes saintly devotion, reflecting deep-seated religious overtones common in Hungarian onomastics dating from the Christianization of Hungary after the turn of the millennium when Benedictine missionaries introduced names and virtues associated with saints.