Jacinto
/JACINTO/
Hyacinth flower — Jacinto is the Goan-Portuguese form of Hyacinthus, from the Greek youth of myth whose blood gave rise to the flower. It honours Saint Hyacinth, the Polish Dominican missionary, and entered Goan baptismal practice through Portuguese Dominican missions as part of the broader Portuguese pattern of floral and saintly names.
See Jacinto scored for your familyMeaning & origin
Jacinto is a boy's name of Portuguese origin, traditionally used in Christian families. The name means "Hyacinth flower — Jacinto is the Goan-Portuguese form of Hyacinthus, from the Greek youth of myth whose blood gave rise to the flower. It honours Saint Hyacinth, the Polish Dominican missionary, and entered Goan baptismal practice through Portuguese Dominican missions as part of the broader Portuguese pattern of floral and saintly names." and belongs to the Beauty cluster — names that carry grace, elegance, and aesthetic wonder.
Common among Indian, American, British families, Jacinto carries cultural weight that goes beyond its dictionary definition — it's a name with a story and a community.
Numerology of Jacinto
Numerology assigns each name a single-digit destiny number by summing its letter values. Different schools use different mappings — NameRoot computes both so you can see how Jacinto resonates in either tradition.
How Jacinto sounds
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The six signals, applied to Jacinto
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Names similar to Jacinto
If Jacinto resonates with you, these names live in the same world — drawn from the same tradition, sharing the same meaning, or echoing a similar sound.
From the same tradition
Other Christian boy names, common in Indian families
Sharing the same meaning
Other Christian boy names from the Beauty cluster
Common questions about Jacinto
What does the name Jacinto mean?
Jacinto means "Hyacinth flower — Jacinto is the Goan-Portuguese form of Hyacinthus, from the Greek youth of myth whose blood gave rise to the flower. It honours Saint Hyacinth, the Polish Dominican missionary, and entered Goan baptismal practice through Portuguese Dominican missions as part of the broader Portuguese pattern of floral and saintly names.." It is a boy name of Portuguese origin, traditionally used in Christian families.
Is Jacinto a boy or girl name?
Jacinto is most commonly used as a boy name.
What is the origin of the name Jacinto?
Jacinto is of Portuguese origin, used in Christian tradition, commonly among Indian, American, British families.
What is the numerology of Jacinto?
Jacinto has a Pythagorean destiny number of 9 — compassion and humanitarian service.
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