The given name Jacinta is the feminine form of old
European
European, or Europeans, or Europeneans, may refer to:
In general
* ''European'', an adjective referring to something of, from, or related to Europe
** Ethnic groups in Europe
** Demographics of Europe
** European cuisine, the cuisines of Europe ...
masculine name known across
the West
West is a cardinal direction or compass point.
West or The West may also refer to:
Geography and locations
Global context
* The Western world
* Western culture and Western civilization in general
* The Western Bloc, countries allied with NATO ...
as
* Jácint in
Hungarian language
Hungarian () is an Uralic language spoken in Hungary and parts of several neighbouring countries. It is the official language of Hungary and one of the 24 official languages of the European Union. Outside Hungary, it is also spoken by Hungarian ...
*
Jacenty in
Polish
Polish may refer to:
* Anything from or related to Poland, a country in Europe
* Polish language
* Poles
Poles,, ; singular masculine: ''Polak'', singular feminine: ''Polka'' or Polish people, are a West Slavic nation and ethnic group, w ...
*
Jacinto in
Spanish
Spanish might refer to:
* Items from or related to Spain:
**Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain
**Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many Latin American countries
**Spanish cuisine
Other places
* Spanish, Ontario, Can ...
and
Portuguese
Portuguese may refer to:
* anything of, from, or related to the country and nation of Portugal
** Portuguese cuisine, traditional foods
** Portuguese language, a Romance language
*** Portuguese dialects, variants of the Portuguese language
** Portu ...
.
Variants in English or other languages include Hyacinth, Hyacintha,
Jacinda,
Jacintha
Jacintha Abisheganaden (born 3 October 1957), known professionally as Jacintha, is a Singaporean singer, actress, and theater practitioner who studied at the National University of Singapore and received a degree in arts, majoring in English l ...
,
Jacinthe, Jacynthe, Jesinta, Jaxine or
Giacinta.
As an English name, the name is mostly used in the
New Zealand
New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island count ...
and
Australia.
People
Jacinda
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Jacinda Ardern
Jacinda Kate Laurell Ardern ( ; born 26 July 1980) is a New Zealand politician who has been serving as the 40th prime minister of New Zealand and leader of the Labour Party since 2017. A member of the Labour Party, she has been the member of ...
, Prime Minister of New Zealand
*
Jacinda Barrett
Jacinda Barrett (born 2 August 1972) is an Australian actress and former model. She first became known to audiences as a cast member on '' The Real World: London'' (1995) before appearing in films such as '' The Human Stain'' (2003), '' Bridget ...
, Australian actress
Jacinta
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Jacinta Allan
Jacinta Marie Allan (born 19 September 1973) is an Australian politician serving as the 29th and current Deputy Premier of Victoria, deputy premier of Victoria since June 2022. She is a member of the Australian Labor Party (Victorian Branch), Vi ...
, Australian politician
*
Jacinta Coleman (1974–2017), New Zealand road cyclist
*
Jacinta John, Australian actress, producer and director
*
Jacinta Monroe
Jacinta Monroe (born September 4, 1988) is an American professional women's basketball player in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).
Career
Monroe attended Stranahan High School in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, where she was the 200 ...
(born 1988), American professional women's basketball player
*
Jacinta Stapleton, Australian actress
*
Jacinta Brondgeest,
Australian
dance-pop singer
*
Jacinta Marto
Francisco de Jesus Marto (11 June 1908 – 4 April 1919) and Jacinta de Jesus Marto (11 March 1910 – 20 February 1920) were siblings from Aljustrel (Fátima), Aljustrel, a small hamlet near Fátima, Portugal, who with their cousin Sister Lúc ...
, 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
Jacinta Arianna Ruru (born 1974) is a New Zealand academic and the first Māori professor of law. She was born in Australia and is of Raukawa, Ngāti Ranginui and Ngāti Maniapoto descent. Her mother and both maternal grand parents were Engl ...
New Zealand Maori professor of law.
Jacinthe
*
Jacinthe Bouchard, Canadian animal behaviorist and trainer
*
Jacinthe Laguë, Canadian actress
*
Jacinthe Larivière
Jacinthe Larivière (born July 25, 1981) is a Canadian former pair skater. With Lenny Faustino, she is the 2001 Nebelhorn Trophy champion and 2003 Canadian national champion. They were coached by Lee Barkell in Barrie
Barrie is a city in Sou ...
(born 1981), Canadian skater
*
Jacinthe Pineau (born 1974), Canadian swimmer
*
Jacinthe Taillon
Jacinthe Taillon (born January 1, 1977) is a Canadian competitor in synchronized swimming and Olympic medalist.
Born in Saint-Eustache, Quebec, Taillon participated on the Canadian team that received a bronze medal in synchronized team at the ...
(born 1977), Canadian synchronized swimmer
Jacynthe
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Jacynthe Carrier
Jacynthe Carrier (born 1982) is a Canadian artist.
Education
Carrier holds a BFA degree in visual and media arts from the Université du Québec à Montréal and a Master of Fine Arts degree in photography from Concordia University.
Solo exhibi ...
, Canadian visual artist
*
Jacynthe Millette-Bilodeau
Jacynthe Millette-Bilodeau (born September 13, 1979) is a Canadian pop music, pop singer who records as Jacynthe. She records material in English, French and Italian, and has had Top 40 hits on both the English language, anglophone and francopho ...
, Canadian pop singer
*
Jacynthe Poirier, Canadian Olympic fencer
Giacinta
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Giacinta Marescotti, Italian saint
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Giacinta 'Jinx' Johnson
Giacinta "Jinx" Johnson is a fictional character in the ''James Bond'' franchise, first appearing in ''Die Another Day'', portrayed by Halle Berry.
Appearances
Jinx is an NSA, NSA agent assigned to kill the rogue North Korean agent Zao, who is un ...
, fictional
James Bond
The ''James Bond'' series focuses on a fictional British Secret Service agent created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming, who featured him in twelve novels and two short-story collections. Since Fleming's death in 1964, eight other authors have ...
character
Other
*''Giacinta ed Ernesto'', an opera by
Julius Benedict
*''Giacinta'', a novel by
Luigi Capuana
Luigi Capuana (May 28, 1839 – November 29, 1915) was an Italian author and journalist and one of the most important members of the ''verist'' movement (see also ''verismo'' (literature)). He was a contemporary of Giovanni Verga, both having ...
* Jacinta, an oil well drilled by Desire Petroleum in the southern part of the North Falkland Basin
[''Financial Times'' 30 December 2010]
* Jacinta (FD159), a stern-fishing trawler ship launched in 1972
See also
*
Jacinda
References
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