Hyacinth

Hyacinthe is a male given name in French .

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 Jacinto , the Italian Giacinto , 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 Hyacinthe:

• Hyacinthe Aube (1826–1890), French Minister of the Navy and Governor of Martinique from 1879 and 1881
• Hyacinthe-Marie Cormier (1832–1916), French monk and priest
• Hyacinthe Guilleminot (1869-1922), French radiologist
• Hyacinthe Jadin (1776–1800), French composer
• Hyacinthe-Louis de Quélen (1778–1839), French Roman Catholic clergyman, Archbishop of Paris from 1821 until his death
• Hyacinthe Rigaud (1659–1743), French portrait painter
• Hyacinthe Sèwanou (* 1992), football player from Benin

See also

• Louis-Hyacinthe Duflost (1814–1887), called Hyacinthe , French actor