Jacek (Polish: [ˈjat͡sɛk] ) is a Polish given name of Greek origin related to Hyacinth, through the archaic form of Jacenty. Its closely related equivalents are: Jacinto (Spanish and Portuguese), Giacinto (Italian), Jácint (Hungarian) and Jacint (Catalan, shortened to Cint or Cinto following the Catalan tradition of hypocorising through apheresis).
_-_Museo_Nacional_Thyssen-Bornemisza_Madrid.jpg) The Death of Hyacinth by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo | |
| Pronunciation | Polish: [ˈjat͡sɛk] |
|---|---|
| Gender | Male |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Hyacinth |
| Meaning | [real meaning needed] |
| Region of origin | Polish, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Catalan, Hungarian, Czech, Slovak, Greek |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Jacinto (Spanish and Portuguese), Jacint/Cint/Cinto (Catalan), Giacinto (Italian), Jácint (Hungarian), Hyacinth (Greek) |
The name Jacek might refer to:
- Saint Hyacinth (Święty Jacek, Jacek Odrowąż), Dominican friar and saint
- Jacek Andrzej Rossakiewicz
- Jacek Bąk, footballer
- Jacek Bednarek, racewalker
- Jacek Bogucki, politician
- Jacek Bury, Senator
- Jacek Cichocki, politician
- Jacek Dehnel, poet and writer
- Jacek Dukaj, science fiction writer
- Jacek Falfus, politician
- Jacek Gmoch, footballer
- Jacek "Tede" Graniecki, rapper
- Jacek Huchwajda, fencer
- Jacek Jaworek (1969–2024), Polish construction worker
- Jacek Jezierski, writer and businessmen
- Jacek Jędruch, Polish-American nuclear engineer and historian
- Jacek Kaczmarski, singer, songwriter, dissident
- Jacek Karpiński, computer scientist and engineer
- Jacek Komuda, historian
- Jacek Kościelniak, politician
- Jacek Krupa, politician
- Jacek Krywult, politician
- Jacek Krzynówek, footballer
- Jacek Kuroń, historian, dissident
- Jacek Kurski, politician
- Jacek Lipiński, lawyer, mayor of Aleksandrów Łódzki
- Jacek Łągwa, musician and actor
- Jacek Majchrowski, mayor of Kraków
- Jacek Malczewski, painter
- Jacek Małachowski, szlachcic
- Jacek Pastusiński, triple jumper
- Jacek Poniedziałek, actor
- Jacek Rajchel, geologist and author
- Jacek Rostowski, politician and economist
- Jacek Saryusz-Wolski, politician, diplomat
- Jacek Stopa (born 1987), polish chess player
- Jacek Wszoła, high jumper
- Jacek Yerka, painter
- Jacint Verdaguer i Santaló (died 1902), Catalan poet
- Jacek Cichoń, a polish mathematician and computer scientist
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