Jacintha

Jacintha is a feminine given name .

Origin and meaning

The name is the Latin form of Jacinthe ( rarely used in Dutch ) . This name in turn is derived from the flower of the same name (or the gemstone of the same name ), originally probably from the Greek hyakinthos.

Variants are Hyacinth, Jacinth (GB), Giacinta (I), Jacinta (P, ESP) and Jasinta (D, NL).

Well-known namesake

Jacintha Saldanha (1966–2012), nurse
Jacintha Weimar (* 1998), Dutch soccer player

Individual evidence

^ Mike Campbell: Meaning, origin and history of the name Jacintha. Retrieved April 30, 2019 .
↑ Mike Campbell: Meaning, origin and history of the name Hyacinth (2). Retrieved April 30, 2019 .

[1] Mike Campbell: Meaning, origin and history of the name Jacintha. Retrieved April 30, 2019 .

[2] Mike Campbell: Meaning, origin and history of the name Hyacinth (2). Retrieved April 30, 2019 .