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RESEARCHED ENTRY NAME IN THE PHILIPPINES

Jacinta.

Hyacinth; feminine form related to Jacinto

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Gender context
Girl
Letters
7
Words
1
Syllables / divisions
3
First letter
J
Sources
7

Synthetic Filipino reading. Personal and regional pronunciations can differ.

MEANING & HISTORY

What does Jacinta mean?

Jacinta is the Spanish and Portuguese feminine name in the Hyacinthus family, with Jacinto as its masculine counterpart. Its familiar floral explanation comes through that classical name and the word associated with hyacinth.

The Cebuano dictionary records it as a given name from Spanish, which provides a clear Philippine-language connection. Jacinta, Jacinto and English Hyacinth can therefore be compared as related forms, while Jacinda and Jacintha are separate spellings. The flower gloss gives the root association; it does not show that the modern botanical species or a particular saint was the intended reference in every family.

References for this explanation

  1. Wiktionary contributors — Jacinta: English source account ↗
  2. Wiktionary contributors — Jacinta: English source account ↗
  3. Behind the Name — jacinta ↗

Pronunciation & syllables

Dictionary readings are kept by language. Select the reading that matches your intended pronunciation. Dots show the source’s written divisions; they are not a universal syllable count across languages.

Spanish

  • /xaˈθinta/
  • [xaˈθĩn̪.t̪a]
  • /xaˈsinta/
  • [xaˈsĩn̪.t̪a]

Ja · cin · ta3 source divisions

Dictionary reading & contributors ↗

Wiktionary contributors / Kaikki / Wiktextract · CC BY-SA 4.0

Origin and name formation

Language-specific accounts from the dictionary. A shared spelling can have more than one history.

Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki/Wiktextract. Source accounts remain in their original English; editorial summaries and filters are adapted. Attribution and downloads

Use in Philippine-linked records

Public-record transcription

1

eligible source records · 2001

This spelling is reported in an openly licensed transcription of elected-candidate records. This is a record count, not a birth count or national popularity measure.

OpenHalalan / COMELEC ↗

PSA · OFFICIAL BIRTH RECORDS

Jacinta in the birth records

Exact spelling and stated year in the published name tables. Read the counts as individual snapshots.

No exact-spelling count for Jacinta appears in the PSA name tables included here. This does not mean zero births or prove that the name is rare.

Tables included: 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2023 and 2024. The 2016 fact sheet lists five names per sex; the later tables include ten. Missing counts are not inferred. Sex categories follow the official tables, independently of dictionary gender labels. Explore the official tables →

Similar names to Jacinta

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What rhymes with Jacinta?

No dictionary-confirmed rhyme match is available for this spelling in the current catalogue.

Names with a similar written ending

Spelling suggestions; these are not verified phonetic rhymes.

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Follow the sources

  1. OpenHalalan — pinned 2001 COMELEC transcription (opens in a new tab)

    Source-reported given-name form in a row with a separate explicit middle initial; ODbL-1.0.

  2. COMELEC — 2001 List of Elected Candidates (opens in a new tab)

    Original document identified by the transcription; selected PDF entries were spot-checked, not every imported row.

  3. Wiktionary contributors — Jacinta (Cebuano) (opens in a new tab)

    Explicit given-name sense and separately attributed etymology; no birth-frequency claim.

  4. Wiktionary contributors — Jacinta (English) (opens in a new tab)

    Language-specific given-name etymology; shared spelling does not prove every bearer has this origin.

  5. Wiktionary contributors — Jacinta (Spanish) (opens in a new tab)

    Language-specific given-name etymology; shared spelling does not prove every bearer has this origin.

  6. Wiktionary contributors — Jacinta (English) (opens in a new tab)

    Language-specific given-name etymology; shared spelling does not prove every bearer has this origin.

  7. Behind the Name — jacinta (opens in a new tab)

    Spanish/Portuguese feminine form of Hyacinthus and masculine Jacinto. Consulted editorial entry, not user-submitted content.