Jacek
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Modern form of JACENTY.
 | JACENTY male Polish (Rare) Polish form of HYACINTHUS. Saint Jacenty was a 13th-century Dominican monk from Krakow who was said to have taken missionary journeys throughout northern Europe and Asia. | |||||||||||||||||||
| 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. | |||||||||||||||||||
| FULL FORMS |
| POLISH: Jacenty |
| EQUIVALENTS |
| ANCIENT GREEK: Hyacinthus, Hyakinthos |
| FRENCH: Hyacinthe |
| GREEK MYTHOLOGY: Hyacinth, Hyacinthus, Hyakinthos |
| ITALIAN: Giacinto |
| PORTUGUESE: Jacinto |
| SPANISH: Jacinto |
| FEMININE FORMS |
| DUTCH: Jacintha |
| ENGLISH: Hyacinth, Jacinda, Jacinth |
| FRENCH: Hyacinthe, Jacinthe |
| HISTORY: Hyacintha |
| ITALIAN: Giacinta |
| PORTUGUESE: Jacinta |
| SPANISH: Jacinta |