Jacinto

hah-THEEN-to, hah-SEEN-to

Spanish, Portuguese

"hyacinth"

Jacinto Origin and Meaning

The name Jacinto is a boy's name of Spanish origin meaning "hyacinth".

Less familiar than the feminine Jacinta. Jacinto is a sweet floral boy name that was most popular in early 20th century Spain and Brazil.

Famous People Named Jacinto

• Jacinto Benavente Spanish dramatist; winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature
• Jacinto Convit Venezuelan physician who developed the leprosy vaccine
• Jacinto Vera first Bishop of Montevideo, Uruguay
• Jacinto Quirarte American art historian
• Jacinto Blas Treviño Mexican revolutionary
• Jacinto Rodríguez Diaz Guatemalan aviator
• Manny Jacinto Filipino,Canadian actor