Jacynthe

Girl · Greek, through French

Jacynthe

Say it: zhah-SANT

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Meaning

The French form of Hyacinth, from Greek hyakinthos, a flower name of pre-Greek origin.

Likelythe main view, with some doubt.

A distinctly Québécois spelling, popular in the 1960s and 1970s.

Its wave through time

No birth counts are recorded for this name in the records loaded here: it has been given to fewer than five babies a year, or not at all, since records began.

Through the ages

The Modern Age1880 to today

Used by

Québécois

The family of the name

Other spellings: Jacinthe

English	Hyacinth
Spanish	Jacinta

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Marie-JoséeGirlA French compound of Marie (from Hebrew Miryam) with Josée (feminine of Joseph), from Hebrew 'he will add'.Modern

Marie-PierGirlA French compound of Marie (from Hebrew Miryam) with Pier (Pierre), from Greek petros 'stone'.Modern

Marie-SoleilGirlA French compound of Marie (from Hebrew Miryam) with soleil 'sun', from French.Modern

Marie-FranceGirlA French compound of Marie (from Hebrew Miryam) with France, from the country name.Modern

JasonBoyFrom Greek Iasōn, probably from iasthai 'to heal'.Biblical · peak 1974

JacintoBoyFrom Greek Hyakinthos, a mythological youth and a flower name of pre-Greek origin.Colonial · peak 1925 · forgotten

Where this comes from

National birth statistics of European countries source

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