Jacinto
/haˈθin.to/noun
A male given name and a Spanish/Portuguese form of Hyacinth, also used for the flowering plant.
Did you know?Jacinto ultimately traces back to Greek Hyákinthos, the name of a mythic youth whose death was said to have transformed into the hyacinth flower, making the name one of the oldest “flower-from-grief” stories in European language.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Greek
Hyákinthos (Ὑάκινθος)
“A mythological youth and the name associated with the hyacinth flower.”
Classical Latin
Latin
Hyacinthus
“The hyacinth flower and the borrowed mythic name.”
Late Latin / Medieval Romance
Romance
Iacintus / Jacint
“A Romance form of the inherited name and flower term.”
Old Spanish / Old Portuguese
Romance
Jacinto
“A personal name and the name of the flower.”
Modern English
English
jacinto
“A Spanish or Portuguese given name, or a borrowing referring to the hyacinth flower in some contexts.”