Jacinto
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- [ hah-THEEN-to (Spanish), hah-SEEN-to (Latin American Spanish) ]
- Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese 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 |
| ANCIENT GREEK: Hyacinthus, Hyakinthos |
| FRENCH: Hyacinthe |
| GREEK MYTHOLOGY: Hyacinth, Hyacinthus, Hyakinthos |
| ITALIAN: Giacinto |
| POLISH: Jacenty |
| PORTUGUESE: Jacinto |
| SPANISH: Jacinto |
| DIMINUTIVES AND SHORT FORMS |
| POLISH: Jacek |
| FEMININE FORMS |
| DUTCH: Jacintha |
| ENGLISH: Hyacinth, Jacinda, Jacinth |
| FRENCH: Hyacinthe, Jacinthe |
| HISTORY: Hyacintha |
| ITALIAN: Giacinta |
| PORTUGUESE: Jacinta |
| SPANISH: Jacinta |