Giacinta

jee-ah-SEEN-tah
Italian, from Greek
"hyacinth"

Giacinta Origin and Meaning

The name Giacinta is a girl's name of Italian origin meaning "hyacinth".

Giacinta is as pretty in its way as Jacinta, the Spanish name for the same purple flower, and is also a saint's name. Gia is the nickname it shares with all Gia-starting names.

Famous People Named Giacinta

  • Saint Giacinta (Hyacintha) di Mariscotti
    Italian nun of the Third Order Regular of St. Francis
  • Giacinta Toso
    Italian soprano

Giacinta in Pop Culture

  • Giacinta
    Rochester's unprincipled and violent second mistress in "Jane Eyre"
  • Giacinta 'Jinx' Johnson
    Bond Girl in film "Die Another Day"
  • Giacinta ed Ernesto
    opera by Julius Benedict
  • Giacinta
    novel by Luigi Capuana
  • The Italian pronunciation is "jah
    CHEEN,tah"