Etymology

Jacintha

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Today it means: A rare female given name from Ancient Greek. Full definition →

Latin Hyacintha ← Spanish Jacinta ← Ancient Greek Ὑακίνθη
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromὙακίνθη
  2. Spanish · derived fromJacinta
  3. Latin · derived fromHyacintha
  4. English todayJacintha

From Latin Hyacintha (possibly as a fanciful spelling of Spanish Jacinta), from Ancient Greek Ὑακίνθη (Huakínthē).

Words from the same roots

SpanishJacinta all →

JacintaJacinda

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.