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 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, people from Poland or of Polish descent * Polish chicken *Polish brothers (Mark Polish and Michael Polish, born 1970), American twin screenwr ...

Jacinto Jacinto is a Spanish and Portuguese name meaning Hyacinth, which can refer to Saint Hyacinth, a Roman martyr (Hyacinth and Protus), or the Hyacinth flower itself. Common English nicknames for "Jacinto" are "Chinto" and "Jesse". Jacinto has only ...

in Spanish and Portuguese. Variants in English or other languages include Hyacinth, Hyacintha,

Jacinda Jacinda is a given name. Notable people with it include : * Jacinda Ardern (born 1980), Prime Minister of New Zealand since october 2017 ; * Jacinda Barclay (1991–2020), Australian sportswoman ; * Jacinda Barrett (born 1972), Australian-Ameri ...

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 The given name Jacinta is the feminine form of old European masculine name known across the West as * Jácint in Hungarian language * Jacenty in Polish * Jacinto in Spanish and Portuguese. Variants in English or other languages include Hyacin ...

. 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 Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ...

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Jacinda * Jacinda Ardern, Prime Minister of New Zealand * Jacinda Barrett, Australian actress Jacinta * Jacinta Allan, Australian politician *

Jacinta Coleman Jacinta Joan Gray (née Coleman, 17 July 1974 – 27 June 2017) was a New Zealand road cyclist who represented her country at the 1998 Commonwealth Games and the 2000 Summer Olympics. Early life and family Born in Auckland on 17 July 1974, Gra ...

(1974–2017), New Zealand road cyclist *

Jacinta John Jacinta John is an Australian actress, producer and director. She is best known for her performance as Miss Casewell in the (2012–2013) 60th anniversary tour of Agatha Christie's ''The Mousetrap'', which played to an audience of over 150,000 ...

, Australian actress, producer and director * Jacinta Monroe (born 1988), American professional women's basketball player *

Jacinta Stapleton Jacinta Patrice Stapleton (born 6 June 1979) is an Australian actress. Known for her role as Amy Greenwood in the Australian television soap opera ''Neighbours'' from 1997 to 2000 and again from 2020 to 2022. Her most notable role was playing ...

, Australian actress *

Jacinta Brondgeest Jacinta Anne Brondgeest, Jacinta, is an Australian-American singer, songwriter, musician, music producer, and electronic dance music artist. Life and career Jacinta Brondgeest was born in Portland, Oregon but grew up in Sydney. She started ...

dance-pop Dance-pop is a popular music subgenre that originated in the late 1970s to early 1980s. It is generally uptempo music intended for nightclubs with the intention of being danceable but also suitable for contemporary hit radio. Developing from a ...

singer * Jacinta Marto, one of three Portuguese shepherd children who claimed to witness the apparitions of

Our Lady of Fátima Our Lady of Fátima ( pt, Nossa Senhora de Fátima, ); formally known as Our Lady of the Holy Rosary of Fátima) is a Catholic title of Mary, mother of Jesus, based on the Marian apparitions reported in 1917 by three shepherd children at the Cov ...

Jacinta Tynan Jacinta Tynan (born 8 August 1969) is an Australian news presenter and journalist. Tynan has previously been a news presenter on Sky News Australia Career She started her career as a snow reporter for Thredbo before working as a reporter ...

(born 1969), Australian news presenter and journalist * Jacinta Ruru New Zealand Maori professor of law. Jacinthe *

Jacinthe Bouchard Jacinthe Bouchard is a Canadian animal behaviorist and trainer. Bouchard is from Montreal and has lived in Mauricie for almost thirty years. She is widely recognized as a trainer of zoo animals, as well as a dog trainer and is the director of th ...

, Canadian animal behaviorist and trainer * Jacinthe Laguë, Canadian actress * Jacinthe Larivière (born 1981), Canadian skater *

Jacinthe Pineau Jacinthe Maryse Pineau (born April 26, 1974) is a Canadian former competition swimmer and butterfly specialist who represented Canada at the 1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs ...

(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 2 ...

(born 1977), Canadian synchronized swimmer Jacynthe * Jacynthe Carrier, Canadian visual artist *

Jacynthe Millette-Bilodeau Jacynthe Millette-Bilodeau (born September 13, 1979) is a Canadian pop singer who records as Jacynthe. She records material in English, French and Italian, and has had Top 40 hits on both the anglophone and francophone pop charts in Canada. She ...

, Canadian pop singer *

Jacynthe Poirier Jacynthe Poirier (born 4 July 1962) is a Canadian fencer. She competed in the women's individual and team foil events at the 1984 and 1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad ( ...

, Canadian Olympic fencer Giacinta *

Giacinta Marescotti Hyacintha Mariscotti, or Hyacintha of Mariscotti ( it, Giacinta Marescotti) was an Italians, Italian nun of the Third Order Regular of St. Francis. She was born in 1585 of a noble family at Vignanello, in the Province of Viterbo, and died 30 Janu ...

, Italian saint *

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 agent assigned to kill the rogue North Korean agent Zao, who is under ...

, 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

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*''Giacinta ed Ernesto'', an opera by

Julius Benedict Sir Julius Benedict (27 November 1804 – 5 June 1885) was a German-born composer and conductor, resident in England for most of his career. Life and music Benedict was born in Stuttgart, the son of a Jewish banker, and in 1820 learnt compo ...

*''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

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