Jacinto (first name)

Jacinto is a male name . The pronunciation is different in Portuguese (ʒɐˈsĩtu) or in Spanish (xaˈθinto).

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 Italian Giacinto , 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 Jacinto:

Portuguese variant (alphabetically after the last surname):

• Jacinto do Prado Coelho (1920–1984), Portuguese Romanist, Lusitanist and literary scholar
• Jacinto Lucas Pires (* 1974), Portuguese writer and director
• Frei Jacinto do Sacramento (* 1712), Portuguese monk, harpsichordist and composer
• Jacinto, actually Jacinto José Martins Godinho Santos (* 1941), Portuguese footballer
• Jacinto de Sousa (1896–1941), Brazilian sculptor

Spanish variant (alphabetically after the first surname):

• Jacinto Benavente (1866–1954), Spanish playwright and Nobel Prize winner
• Jacinto Bienvenido Peynado (1867–1940), Dominican politician and president
• Jacinto Borja (1905–1969), Filipino politician and diplomat
• Jacinto Callero (* 1945), Uruguayan football player
• Jacinto Caamaño (1759–1825?), Spanish explorer and knight of the order
• Jacinto Gimbernard (1931–2017), Dominican violinist and writer
• Jacinto Quincoces (1905-1997), Spanish soccer player and coach
• Jacinto Verdaguer (1845–1902), Spanish-Catalan priest and poet