Gender:
Origin:
Greek,
Latin
18 famous people named Hyacinth found on Wikipedia.
865 female in US.
Most recent ranking:
12883-th in year 2018
Best ranking:
1177-th in year 1909
Used in: English, Mythology
Hyacinth is a variant form of the given name Hyacinthe. It may be given to males or females. The name is derived from a Greek word meaning the blue larkspur flower or the colour purple.
English variant forms include Hyacintha or Hyacinthia. European equivalents include Hyacinthe (French), Hyacinthie (German), Jacek (Polish, male). The Spanish name Jacinta is closely related, referring to the hyacinth flower. Jacinda (Greek and Spanish) may refer to either.
1550s, "the plant hyacinth;" re-Greeked from jacinth (late 14c.) "hyacinth; blue cornflower," which earlier was the name of a precious stone blue (rarely red) in color (c. 1200), from Old French jacinte and Medieval Latin jacintus, ultimately from Greek hyakinthos, which is probably ultimately from a non-Indo-European Mediterranean language. Used in ancient Greece of a blue gem, perhaps sapphire, and of a purple or deep red flower, but exactly which one is unknown (gladiolus, iris, and larkspur have been suggested). It is fabled to have sprung from the blood of Hyakinthos, Laconian youth beloved by Apollo and accidentally slain by him. The flower is said to have the letters "AI" or "AIAI" (Greek cry of grief) on its petals. The modern use in reference to a particular flowering plant genus is from 1570s. Related: Hyacinthine.
English form of Latin Hyacintha, means: hyacinth flower.
| Popularity | Name | Birth Year | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hyacinth of Poland | 1185 | Polish Dominican priest |
| 2 | Hyazinth Graf Strachwitz von Gross-Zauche und Camminetz | 1893 | German World War II general |
| 3 | Hyacinth of Caesarea | 0096 | Christian martyr |
| 4 | Hyacinth | 1777 | Russian sinologist, historian, translator, eastern orthodox missionary |
| 5 | Hyacinth Gabriel Connon | 1911 | |
| 6 | Flora Hyacinth | 1966 | Athletics competitor |
| 7 | Hyacinth Morgan | 1885 | British politician |
| 8 | Hyacinth Tungutalum | 1946 | Australian politician |
| 9 | Hyacinth (Jacek) Gulski | 1847 | Roman Catholic Priest |
| 10 | Hyacinth Holland | 1827 | German art historian and literary historian |
| 11 | Hyacinthe de La Pegna | 1706 | French painter |
| 12 | Hyacinth Walters | 1926 | Olympic sprinter |
| 13 | Hyacinth Strachwitz-Sustky | 1835 | German politician |
| 14 | Hiacynt Petit | 1680 | |
| 15 | Hyacinth Richard Nugent, 2nd Baron Nugent of Riverston | Irish Baron | |
| 16 | Hyacinth Harmegnies | 1892 | Belgian politician |
| 17 | Hyacinth Martens | 1847 | Belgian architect |
| 18 | Hyacinth Oroko Egbebo | 1955 | Nigerian catholic priest |