Jacinta

  • [ hah-THEEN-tah (Spanish), hah-SEEN-tah (Latin American Spanish) ]
  • Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese feminine form of HYACINTHUS.

HYACINTHUS   male   Greek Mythology (Latinized), Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek name ‘Υακινθος (Hyakinthos), which was derived from the name of the hyacinth flower. In Greek legend Hyakinthos was accidentally killed by Apollo, who caused a lily to arise from his blood. The name was also borne by several early saints, notably a 3rd-century martyr who was killed with his brother Protus.
EQUIVALENTS
DUTCH: Jacintha
ENGLISH: Hyacinth, Jacinda, Jacinth
FRENCH: Hyacinthe, Jacinthe
HISTORY: Hyacintha
ITALIAN: Giacinta
PORTUGUESE: Jacinta
SPANISH: Jacinta
MASCULINE FORMS
ANCIENT GREEK: Hyacinthus, Hyakinthos
FRENCH: Hyacinthe
GREEK MYTHOLOGY: Hyacinth, Hyacinthus, Hyakinthos
ITALIAN: Giacinto
POLISH: Jacek, Jacenty
PORTUGUESE: Jacinto
SPANISH: Jacinto