Hyacinth is a variant form of the given name Hyacinthe. The name is derived from a Greek word meaning the
blue larkspur flower or the colour purple.[1]
English variant forms include Hyacintha or Hyacinthia. European equivalents include Hyacinthe (French), Hyazinth (German),[2]Jacek (Polish, male), Iakinf (Иакинф; Russian). The Spanish name
Jacinta is closely related, referring to the
hyacinth flower. Jacinda (Greek and Spanish) may refer to either.[3]
^Sheehan, Dictionary of Patron Saints' Names, p. 139, at
Google Books. Our Sunday Visitor Publishing, 2001. "Jacinta: 'The Hyacinth Flower' (Spanish) or 'The Wearer of Purple' (Portuguese) or 'The Beautiful One' (Spanish). Jacinda: (Greek, Spanish) see Hyacinth, Jacinta."
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