First name content excerpted from The Complete Idiot's Guide to 30,000 Baby Names © 2005 by Marcia Layton Turner. Buy this book online or call 1-800-253-6476.
Last name content copyright © 2006 Patrick Hanks.
Last name origin & meaning:
Italian: from the personal name Giacinto, Greek Hyakinthos, a name borne by various saints, including one venerated especially in the Eastern Church. Compare Spanish Jacinto.