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Hyacinth (male)

Variants:Jacenty (M) Jacinto (M)
Feminine form:Hyacinth (F) Jacinta (F) Jacintha (F)
   
Source(s): The Oxford Names Companion, OUP
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English.

Hyacinth was the name of several early Christian saints.  It comes from Greek mythology and was originally a male name but is now only female in English-speaking countries. Male variants are still in use in Spain and Portugal [Jacinto] and in Poland [Jacenty].