Girl or boy · Greek
Hyacinth
Say it: HY-uh-sinth
Meaning
From Greek hyakinthos, a flower name of pre-Greek origin.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
A man's name through the Polish saint, then a Victorian flower name for girls.
Its wave through time
Rare in the records
In the United States
- 879 babies given this name since 1894
- At its height in 1909, about 1 in 26,700 girls
- 5 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
| Polish | Jacek |
|---|---|
| Italian | Giacinto |
| Spanish | Jacinto |
| French | Hyacinthe |
Famous bearers
- Saint Hyacinth of Poland
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Where this comes from
- Calendars of saints and name days
- Parish baptism registers
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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