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