The phrase 'Veni, vidi, vinci' contains a misspelling. The correct phrase is 'Veni, vidi, vici', which means 'I came, I saw, I conquered'. The first recorded instance of the statement is by Gaius...
Yes that's why he was called Leonarda da Vinci, the literal translation is Leonardo of Vinci, he didn't have a surname when he was born so he was called Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci (Leonardo son...