Jacinta
Spanish · Girl · 3 syllables
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About the name Jacinta
Jacinta means "hyacinth" and derives from the Latin name Hyacinthus, which comes from the Greek hyákinthos, referring to the flower.
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Etymology
Jacinta means "hyacinth" and derives from the Latin name Hyacinthus, which comes from the Greek hyákinthos, referring to the flower.
The name is primarily used in Spanish and Portuguese-speaking Catholic cultures, with historical prominence due to Saint Jacinta Marto, one of the three children who reported the 1917 Marian apparitions at Fátima, Portugal.
Jacinta currently ranks #4,397 in the United States as a girl's name. It reached its peak popularity around 1982.
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