Jacek

Jacek [ ˈjat͡sɛk ], formerly Jacenty, is a male given name in Polish .

Origin and meaning

The name comes from the Greek , Hyakinthos . The French form is called Hyacinthe , the Spanish form Jacinto , the Italian Giacinto , the Hungarian Jácint , the English Hyacinth and the German Hyacinth .

name day

• February 10th
• 3rd of July
• 17th August
• September 11

Well-known namesake

• Jacek Bąk (* 1973), Polish football player
• Jacek Bogucki (* 1959), Polish politician
• Jacek Dehnel (* 1980), Polish writer, translator and painter
• Jacek Dukaj (* 1974), Polish science fiction writer
• Jacek Falfus (* 1951), Polish politician
• Jacek Gdański (* 1970), Polish chess master
• Jacek Gmoch (* 1939), Polish football player and coach
• Jacek Hyacinthus Różycki (around 1630 / 40–1704), Polish composer
• Jacek Jezierski (* 1949), Catholic clergyman and Bishop of Elbląg
• Jacek Kaczmarski (1957-2004), Polish writer, poet and singer
• Jacek Krzynówek (* 1976), Polish football player
• Jacek Kuroń (1934-2004), Polish civil rights activist
• Jacek Kurski (* 1966), Polish politician
• Jacek Majchrowski (* 1947), Polish lawyer and politician, mayor of Krakow
• Jacek Malczewski (1854–1929), Polish painter
• Jacek Namieśnik (1949–2019), Polish engineer and chemist
• Jacek Płachta (* 1969), German-Polish ice hockey player
• Jacek Saryusz-Wolski (* 1948), Polish politician
• Jacek Wójcicki (* 1960), Polish actor and singer
• Jacek Wszoła (* 1956), Polish high jumper