JACINTA  (hah-SEEN-tah)

Gender: F
Origin: Spanish for Greek flower name
Meaning: "hyacinth"

This Spanish word for Hyacinth is a lot softer and sweeter than the English version.

Variations:
Jacenda, Jacyntha, Jacintha, Giacinthia, Jacindia, Jacinth, Hacinthia, Jacynthe, Jacinta, Jecinda, Giacinda, Jacinda, Jacenta, Jacynthia, Giacintha, Jacinna

International Variations:
Hyacinthe, Jacinthe (French) Jacenty (Polish)

Jacinta is being discussed in our message boards:

• Unexpected, soft, and pretty girl names?
• AB, BC, CD, DE, EF, FG, GH....GIRLS
• I want names!
• Naming a girl after William or George
• how important is matching???

Read Nameberry blog posts about Jacinta:

• UNUSUAL BABY NAMES: What's Good and Bad
• KISSING COUSIN NAMES: Names that don't look related--but are
• FLOWER NAMES