Jacinta
 The name Jacinta means hyacinth. | |
| Gender | Feminine |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Spanish, Greek |
| Meaning | Hyacinth |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Giacinta, Hyacintha, Jacinto, Jacinda, Jaxine, Jacintha, Jesinta |
The given name Jacinta is the feminine form of old European masculine name known across the West as
- Jácint in Hungarian language
- Jacenty in Polish
- Jacinto in Spanish and Portuguese.
Variants in English or other languages include Hyacinth, Hyacintha, Jacinda, Jacintha, Jacinthe, Jacynthe, Jesinta, Jaxine or Giacinta.
As an English name, the name is mostly used in New Zealand and Australia.
People
[edit]Jacinda
- Jacinda Ardern, former Prime Minister of New Zealand
- Jacinda Barclay (1991–2020), Australian sportswoman
- Jacinda Barrett, Australian actress
Jacinta
- Jacinta Allan, Australian politician
- Jacinta Coleman (1974–2017), New Zealand road cyclist
- Jacinta John, Australian actress, producer and director
- Jacinta Monroe (born 1988), American professional women's basketball player
- Jacinta Nampijinpa Price (born 1981), Australian politician
- Jacinta Stapleton, Australian actress
- Jacinta Brondgeest, Australian dance-pop singer
- Jacinta Marto, one of three Portuguese shepherd children who claimed to witness the apparitions of Our Lady of Fátima
- Jacinta Tynan (born 1969), Australian news presenter and journalist
- Jacinta Ruru, New Zealand Maori professor of law
Jacinthe
- Jacinthe Bouchard, Canadian animal behaviorist and trainer
- Jacinthe Laguë, Canadian actress
- Jacinthe Larivière (born 1981), Canadian skater
- Jacinthe Pineau (born 1974), Canadian swimmer
- Jacinthe Taillon (born 1977), Canadian synchronized swimmer
Jacynthe
- Jacynthe Carrier, Canadian visual artist
- Jacynthe Millette-Bilodeau, Canadian pop singer
- Jacynthe Poirier, Canadian Olympic fencer
Giacinta
- Giacinta Marescotti, Italian saint
- Giacinta 'Jinx' Johnson, fictional James Bond character
Other
[edit]- Giacinta ed Ernesto, an opera by Julius Benedict
- Giacinta, a novel by Luigi Capuana
- Jacinta, an oil well drilled by Desire Petroleum in the southern part of the North Falkland Basin[1]
- Jacinta (FD159), a stern-fishing trawler ship launched in 1972
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Financial Times 30 December 2010
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