Jacinthe
/ʒa.sɛ̃t/noun
A feminine given name and a French form of Hyacinth, also used for the flower in French.
Did you know?Jacinthe ultimately traces back to Greek myth: Hyacinthus was a beautiful youth loved by Apollo, and the flower was said to spring from his blood.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Greek
Ὑάκινθος (Huákinthos)
“A mythic youth associated with the hyacinth flower; also the flower itself.”
Latin
Latin
Hyacinthus
“The name and flower taken from Greek.”
Old French
Old French
jacinthe
“Hyacinth; the flower name and later a personal name.”
Middle French
French
jacinthe
“Hyacinth, especially the flowering plant.”
Modern English
English
hyacinth
“A bulbous flowering plant with fragrant clusters of blooms.”