"Hyacinth" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: From Latin Hyacinthus, a saint's name from the name of an Ancient Greek Ὑάκινθος (Huákinthos), a mythological character . Etymology templates: {{cln|en|undefined derivations}}, {{uder|en|la|Hyacinthus}} Latin Hyacinthus, {{cln|en|undefined derivations}}, {{uder|en|grc|Ὑάκινθος}} Ancient Greek Ὑάκινθος (Huákinthos) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Hyacinth
  1. Alternative form of Hyacinthus Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: Hyacinthus
    Sense id: en-Hyacinth-en-name-6RR0JwrM
  2. (rare) A male given name from Ancient Greek. Tags: rare Categories (topical): English given names, English male given names, English unisex given names
    Sense id: en-Hyacinth-en-name-wCWXTMUP Disambiguation of English unisex given names: 2 49 50
  3. A female given name from English. One of the less common flower names used since the 19th century. Categories (topical): English female given names, English given names, English unisex given names
    Sense id: en-Hyacinth-en-name-0kXR7LRD Disambiguation of English unisex given names: 2 49 50 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 26 50 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 10 34 56 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 22 13 64
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (female given name): Υακίνθη (Yakínthi) [feminine] (Greek), Giacinta (Italian), Hiacynta [feminine] (Polish), Jacinta (Spanish) Translations (male given name): Jacint [masculine] (Catalan), Hyacinthe (French), Xacinto [masculine] (Galician), Υάκινθος (Yákinthos) [masculine] (Greek), Giacinto (Italian), Hyacynthe [masculine] (Norman), Yacinthe [masculine] (Norman), Hiacynt [masculine] (Polish), Jacenty [masculine] (Polish), Jacek (english: originally diminutive of Jacenty) [masculine] (Polish), Jacinto (Spanish), Jaçinto (Venetian)
Disambiguation of 'female given name': 1 50 49 Disambiguation of 'male given name': 1 54 46

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