Hyacinth (given name)

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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]

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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]

Hyacinth may also refer to:

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Women with the given name Hyacinth

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People with the surname Hyacinth

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References

  1. Thomas W. Sheehan, Dictionary of Patron Saints' Names , p. 130, at Google Books. Our Sunday Visitor Publishing, 2001. Page 130.
  2. Sheehan, page 131.
  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."