{{Infobox Given Name Revised | name = Jacinta | image= Hyacinth-spring.jpg | imagesize= | caption= The name Jacinta means hyacinth. | pronunciation= | gender = Feminine | meaning =Hyacinth | region = | origin = Spanish, Greek | related names = Giacinta, Hyacintha, Jacinto, Jacinda, Jaxine, Jacintha, Jesinta | footnotes = }} '''Jacinta''' is a feminine given name of Spanish and Greek origin meaning hyacinth. It is the feminine form of '''Jacinto''' (Spanish and Portuguese), '''Jácint''' (Hungarian) and '''Jacenty''' (Polish).
Variants in English or other languages include Hyacinth, Hyacintha, Jacinda, Jacintha, Jacinthe, Jacynthe, Jesinta, Jaxine or Giacinta.
As an English name, the name is mostly used in New Zealand and Australia.<ref>{{cite news |title=Why Are There So Many Jacintas? |last=Frost |first= Natasha |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/12/world/australia/why-are-there-so-many-jacintas-ardern.html |work=The New York Times |date=October 12, 2023 |access-date=April 30, 2026}}</ref>
==People== '''Jacinda'''
*Jacinda Ardern (born 1980), former Prime Minister of New Zealand *Jacinda Barclay (1991–2020), Australian sportswoman *Jacinda Barrett (born 1972), Australian actress *Jacinda Russell (born 1972), American photographer *Jacinda Vidrio, a fictional character in the TV series ''Once Upon a Time''
'''Jacinta''' *Jacinta Allan (born 1973), Australian politician *Jacinta Coleman (1974–2017), New Zealand road cyclist *Jacinta John, Australian actress, producer and director *Jacinta Monroe (born 1988), American professional women's basketball player *Jacinta Nampijinpa Price (born 1981), Australian politician *Jacinta Stapleton (born 1979), Australian actress *Jacinta Brondgeest, Australian dance-pop singer *Jacinta Marto (1910–1920), one of three Portuguese shepherd children who claimed to witness the apparitions of Our Lady of Fátima *Jacinta Tynan (born 1969), Australian news presenter and journalist * Jacinta Ruru (born 1974), New Zealand Maori professor of law
'''Jacintha''' * Jacintha Abisheganaden (born 1957), Singaporean singer and actress
'''Jacinthe''' * Jacinthe Bouchard, Canadian animal behaviorist and trainer * Jacinthe Laguë, Canadian actress * Jacinthe Larivière (born 1981), Canadian skater * Jacinthe Pineau (born 1974), Canadian swimmer * Jacinthe Taillon (born 1977), Canadian synchronized swimmer
'''Jacynthe''' * Jacynthe Carrier (born 1982), Canadian visual artist * Jacynthe Millette-Bilodeau, Canadian pop singer * Jacynthe Poirier (born 1962), Canadian Olympic fencer
'''Giacinta''' *Giacinta Marescotti (1585–1640), Italian saint *Giacinta 'Jinx' Johnson, fictional James Bond character
==Other== *''Giacinta ed Ernesto'', an opera by Julius Benedict *''Giacinta'', a novel by Luigi Capuana * Jacinta, an oil well drilled by Desire Petroleum in the southern part of the North Falkland Basin<ref>''Financial Times'' 30 December 2010</ref>
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