"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: {{uder|en|la|Hyacinthus}} Latin Hyacinthus, {{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
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  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: 1 46 53 Categories (other): Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 6 46 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 5 45 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 2 71 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 5 45 51
  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: 1 46 53 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Norman translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Venetan translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 32 61 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 6 16 79 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 4 28 68 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 8 36 57 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 32 61 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 6 46 47 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 7 26 67 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 5 45 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 6 23 71 Disambiguation of Terms with Norman translations: 9 39 52 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 5 45 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 5 23 72 Disambiguation of Terms with Venetan translations: 10 34 56
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 (Venetan)
Disambiguation of 'female given name': 0 50 49 Disambiguation of 'male given name': 0 54 46
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