Hyacinth is a variant form of the given name Hyacinthe. The name is derived from a Greek word meaning the

blue larkspur Blue Larkspur (1926–1947) was a bay Kentucky-bred thoroughbred race horse. He was inducted into the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in 1957, and ranks Number 100 in The Blood-Horse's top 100 U.S. thoroughbred champions of the 20t ...

flower or the colour purple.Thomas W. Sheehan, . Our Sunday Visitor Publishing, 2001. Page 130. English variant forms include Hyacintha or Hyacinthia. European equivalents include Hyacinthe (French), Hyazinth (German),

Jacek Jacek is a Polish given name of Greek origin related Hyacinth, through the archaic form of ''Jacenty''. Its closely related equivalents are: Jacinto (Spanish and Portuguese), Giacinto (Italian), Jácint ( Hungarian) and Jacint ( Catalan, shortene ...

(Polish, male), Iakinf (Иакинф; Russian). The Spanish name

Jacinta The given name Jacinta is the feminine form of old Culture of Europe, European masculine name known across Western World, the West as * Jácint in Hungarian language * Jacek, Jacenty in Polish Language, Polish * Jacinto in Spanish language, Spani ...

is closely related, referring to the hyacinth flower. Jacinda (Greek and Spanish) may refer to either.Sheehan, . Our Sunday Visitor Publishing, 2001. "Jacinta: 'The Hyacinth Flower' (Spanish) or 'The Wearer of Purple' (Portuguese) or 'The Beautiful One' (Spanish). Jacinda: (Greek, Spanish) see Hyacinth, Jacinta." Hyacinth may also refer to:

Men with the given name Hyacinth

Hyacinth and Protus Saints Protus and Hyacinth were Christian martyrs during the persecution of Emperor Valerian (257–259 AD). Protus' name is sometimes spelled Protatius, Proteus, Prothus, Prote, and Proto. His name was corrupted in England as Saint Pratt. Hyaci ...

(martyred 257–9), Christian saints * Hyacinth Bobone (c.1106–1198), after 1191

Pope Celestine III Pope Celestine III ( la, Caelestinus III; c. 1106 – 8 January 1198), was the head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 30 March or 10 April 1191 to his death in 1198. He had a tense relationship with several monarchs, ...

Hyacinth (Bichurin) Nikita Yakovlevich Bichurin (Никита Яковлевич Бичурин) (29 August 1777 – 11 May 1853, St. Petersburg), better known under his archimandrite monastic name Hyacinth (sometimes rendered as Joacinth), or Iakinf (Иакин� ...

(1777–1853), one of the founding fathers of Sinology *

Hyacinth Oroko Egbebo Hyacinth Oroko Egbebo, MSP is a Nigerian Catholic prelate who has served as Bishop of Bomadi since 2017. Before Bomadi became a diocese that year, he served as Apostolic Vicar of Bomadi and Titular Bishop of Lacubaza. He has also served as superi ...

(born 1955), vicar and bishop * Hyacinth Gabriel Connon (1911–1978), Lasallian Brother and a president of De La Salle University *

Hyacinth Graf Strachwitz von Groß-Zauche und Camminetz Hyazinth Graf Strachwitz (also known as Hyazinth Graf Strachwitz von Groß-Zauche und Camminetz) (30 July 1893 – 25 April 1968) was a German officer of aristocratic descent in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was a recipient of the Kn ...

(1893–1968), German Army officer *

Hyacinth Morgan Hyacinth or Hyacinthus may refer to: Nature Plants * Hyacinth (plant), genus ''Hyacinthus'' ** ''Hyacinthus orientalis'', common hyacinth * Grape hyacinth, '' Muscari'', a genus of perennial bulbous plants native to Eurasia * Hyacinth bean, ''La ...

(1885–1956), Labour Party politician in the United Kingdom *

Hyacinth of Caesarea Hyacinth (, ''Hyakinthos''; died 108) was a young Christian living at the start of the second century, who is honored as a martyr and a saint by both the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Roman Catholic Church. Hyacinth is sometimes called by his ...

(died 108), early Christian martyr saint * Hyacinth Tungutalum (1946–2009), Australian politician * Saint Hyacinth (1185–1257), Polish priest, canonized 1594 *

Hugh Hyacinth O'Rorke MacDermot Hugh Hyacinth O'Rorke MacDermot, Prince of Coolavin PC, JP, DL, QC (1 July 1834 – 6 February 1904), was an Irish lawyer. Legal career MacDermot served as Solicitor-General for Ireland in the Liberal government of 1886, and as Attorney-Gen ...

(1834–1904), Irish lawyer

Mythology

Hyacinth (mythology) Hyacinth or Hyacinthus (Ancient Greek: , , ) is a gentle and clever divine hero and a lover of Apollo from Greek mythology. His cult at Amyclae southwest of Sparta dates from the Mycenaean era. A temenos or sanctuary grew up around what was al ...

, divine hero in Greek mythology

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* Hyacinth Robinson, the main character of Henry James' 1886 novel '' The Princess Casamassima''

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* Hyacinth Flemmings, former cricketer * Hyacinth Mariscotti (also written Hyacintha or Giacinta), Italian saint * Hyacinth Walters (born 1926), Jamaican former sprinter *

Hyacinth Wijeratne Threeris Hyacinth Wijeratne ( si, හයසින්ත් විජේරත්න; 3 October 1946 – 31 July 2021), was an actress in Sri Lankan cinema, theatre and television. In a career spanned more than four decades, she was known for h ...

(1946-2021), Sri Lankan Sinhala actress

Fiction

Hyacinth Bucket Hyacinth Bucket is a fictional character in the BBC sitcom ''Keeping Up Appearances'', portrayed by Patricia Routledge. Routledge won a British Comedy Award in 1991, and was nominated for two BAFTA awards in 1992 and 1993 for her portrayal. Hy ...

, main character in the TV sitcom ''Keeping Up Appearances'' * Hyacinth Hippo, a character from the Disney movie ''

Fantasia (1940 film) ''Fantasia'' is a 1940 American animated musical anthology film produced and released by Walt Disney Productions, with story direction by Joe Grant and Dick Huemer and production supervision by Walt Disney and Ben Sharpsteen. The third Dis ...

'' * Hyacinth Bridgerton, character in the Netflix series

Bridgerton ''Bridgerton'' is an American historical- romance streaming television series created by Chris Van Dusen for Netflix. Based on the book series by Julia Quinn, it is Shondaland's first scripted show for Netflix. It revolves around the epony ...

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