Giacinto

Giacinto (dʒaˈtʃinto) is a male given name from Italy.

Origin and meaning

The name comes from the Greek and is derived from Hyakinthos , a figure from Greek mythology .

variants

The German form is Hyazinth , the English Hyacinth , the Spanish or Portuguese Jacinto , the French Hyacinthe , the Polish Jacek and the Hungarian Jácint .

name day

Name day is August 17th . It goes back to Hyacinth of Poland , a canonized Polish clergyman from the 12th century.

Well-known namesake

The following people bear the name Giacinto:

• Giacinto Amati (1778-1850), Italian Catholic theologian and writer
• Giacinto Bosco (1905–1997), Italian lawyer and politician
• Giacinto Calandrucci (1646–1707), Italian baroque painter
• Giacinto Andrea Cicognini (1606–1649), Italian writer and librettist
• Giacinto Facchetti (1942–2006), Italian football player and functionary
• Giacinto Fontana, called Farfallino (1692–1739), Italian opera singer and soprano castrato
• Giacinto de Ferrari (1804–1874), Italian clergyman, theologian and bishop
• Giacinto Gimignani (1606–1681), Italian painter and printmaker
• Giacinto Scelsi (1905–1988), Italian composer and poet
• Giacinto Scoles (* 1935), Italian-American physical chemist
• Giacinto Sertorelli (1915–1938), Italian ski racer