The given name Jacinta is the feminine form of old European masculine name known across the West as

Jacinta
The name Jacinta means hyacinth.
GenderFeminine
Origin
Word/nameSpanish, Greek
MeaningHyacinth
Other names
Related namesGiacinta, Hyacintha, Jacinto, Jacinda, Jaxine, Jacintha, Jesinta

Variants in English or other languages include Hyacinth, Hyacintha, Jacinda, Jacintha, Jacinthe, Jacynthe, Jesinta, Jaxine or Giacinta.

As an English name, the name is mostly used in New Zealand and Australia.

People

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Jacinda

Jacinta

Jacinthe

Jacynthe

Giacinta

Other

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  • Giacinta ed Ernesto, an opera by Julius Benedict
  • Giacinta, a novel by Luigi Capuana
  • Jacinta, an oil well drilled by Desire Petroleum in the southern part of the North Falkland Basin[1]
  • Jacinta (FD159), a stern-fishing trawler ship launched in 1972

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References

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  1. ^ Financial Times 30 December 2010