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Jacinta - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Jacinta

[ 3 syll. ja-cin-ta, jac-i-nta ] The girl name Jacinta is also used as a boy name. It is pronounced JHahSIHNTah KEY. Jacinta has its origins in the Old Greek language and it is used largely in Spanish. Jacinta is the feminine version of the Portuguese and Spanish Jacinto. Forms of the name include the English Jacenta, the English Jacinda, the Spanish Jacinna, the Spanish Jacinth, the Dutch Jacintha, the French Jacinthe, and the Spanish Jacyth.

In addition, Jacinta is a form (Spanish) of the English Hyacinth. Another form of Jacinta is the English spelling variant Juscinta.

Jacinta is not often used as a baby girl name. It is not in the top 1000 names.

Baby names that sound like Jacinta include the English Jocinta, the English Juscinta, the English Jacenta, the English Jacinda, the Dutch Jacintha, the English Janeta, the English Janetta, the Dutch, Finnish, Scandinavian, and Spanish Janita, the English Jaunita, the Indian Jayanti, the English Jeanete, the English Jeanett, the English Jeannete, the English Jeannett, the English Jeannita, the English Jeantelle, the English Johnetta, the English Johnita, the English Jonatha, and the English and Hebrew Jonati.

KEY: English pronunciation for Jacinta: JH as in "gee (JH.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; S as in "sea (S.IY)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; T as in "tea (T.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)"


 
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