Hyacinth Forename
27,094th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 31,170 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
Jamaica
Highest density in:
Jamaica
Hyacinth Forename Definition:
A male name. Greek ύακίνθος the name of a flower. St Hyacinthus was a Roman martyr, brother of St Protus. The name has not been much used except in Ireland, where it was no doubt taken as the equivalent of some native name.
Hyacinth Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamaica | - | 9,168 | 1:314 | 36 |
| Nigeria | 100% | 8,659 | 1:20,506 | 2,080 |
| United States | 100% | 4,751 | 1:76,308 | 3,720 |
| Philippines | 96% | 2,371 | 1:44,711 | 3,394 |
| England | 100% | 1,359 | 1:40,915 | 2,073 |
| Sri Lanka | - | 787 | 1:26,428 | 3,311 |
| Canada | 100% | 468 | 1:70,798 | 4,121 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 52% | 436 | 1:3,123 | 590 |
| Barbados | - | 359 | 1:807 | 188 |
| Guyana | 100% | 348 | 1:2,193 | 425 |
| Cameroon | 100% | 248 | 1:87,139 | 4,782 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | - | 245 | 1:406 | 28 |
| South Africa | 52% | 222 | 1:245,643 | 14,842 |
| DR Congo | 90% | 205 | 1:360,135 | 13,694 |
| Benin | 60% | 189 | 1:55,957 | 4,218 |
| India | 74% | 160 | 1:7,592,987 | 251,481 |
| Saint Lucia | 66% | 113 | 1:1,574 | 285 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 99% | 107 | 1:1,043 | 156 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 72% | 103 | 1:533 | 71 |
| United States Virgin Islands | - | 96 | 1:1,143 | 234 |
| Bahamas | - | 77 | 1:5,187 | 805 |
| Cayman Islands | 100% | 65 | 1:943 | 199 |
| Grenada | 73% | 64 | 1:1,689 | 361 |
| Belize | 53% | 45 | 1:7,874 | 1,313 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 40 | 1:178,800 | 11,813 |
| Seychelles | - | 32 | 1:2,896 | 621 |
| Indonesia | - | 31 | 1:8,321,409 | 281,378 |
| Kuwait | - | 28 | 1:135,188 | 8,745 |
| Ivory Coast | 100% | 25 | 1:923,037 | 28,068 |
| Malaysia | 69% | 23 | 1:1,323,910 | 43,168 |
| British Virgin Islands | - | 22 | 1:1,420 | 328 |
| Qatar | 50% | 20 | 1:118,480 | 12,874 |
| Senegal | 100% | 18 | 1:810,075 | 8,367 |
| Aruba | - | 17 | 1:6,105 | 1,121 |
| Anguilla | 91% | 16 | 1:828 | 130 |
| Australia | - | 16 | 1:853,601 | 10,910 |
| China | - | 15 | 1:91,070,385 | 64,310 |
| Netherlands | 87% | 15 | 1:1,126,806 | 18,347 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | - | 13 | 1:2,670 | 563 |
| Kenya | - | 13 | 1:3,562,085 | 22,986 |
| Panama | 63% | 13 | 1:300,504 | 9,934 |
| Lesotho | 100% | 11 | 1:185,454 | 13,249 |
| Burkina Faso | 83% | 11 | 1:1,670,861 | 39,584 |
| Mexico | 100% | 10 | 1:12,414,443 | 34,902 |
| Ghana | 100% | 9 | 1:2,998,468 | 5,965 |
| Wales | 100% | 9 | 1:343,812 | 5,087 |
| Singapore | 100% | 8 | 1:785,882 | 13,409 |
| Dominica | - | 7 | 1:10,782 | 397 |
| Belgium | 67% | 6 | 1:1,915,007 | 18,066 |
| Brazil | - | 6 | 1:35,706,026 | 284,222 |
| Germany | 86% | 5 | 1:19,335,575 | 51,270 |
| Sweden | 75% | 5 | 1:1,971,581 | 30,505 |
| Scotland | 100% | 5 | 1:1,070,073 | 10,235 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 4 | 1:7,703,141 | 17,485 |
| Switzerland | - | 4 | 1:2,053,374 | 18,217 |
| Norway | - | 4 | 1:1,283,082 | 16,224 |
| Costa Rica | 100% | 4 | 1:1,191,987 | 12,292 |
| Montserrat | - | 4 | 1:1,219 | 202 |
| Iceland | - | 4 | 1:91,504 | 3,703 |
| Venezuela | 100% | 4 | 1:7,550,473 | 90,577 |
| Iraq | - | 4 | 1:8,754,465 | 16,071 |
| Taiwan | 100% | 3 | 1:7,923,227 | 99,341 |
| France | 100% | 3 | 1:22,156,780 | 46,973 |
| Uganda | 50% | 3 | 1:13,652,307 | 74,436 |
| Cape Verde | - | 2 | 1:264,576 | 4,841 |
| Hong Kong | - | 2 | 1:3,876,362 | 13,851 |
| Thailand | 100% | 2 | 1:35,032,906 | 298,615 |
| Pakistan | 100% | 2 | 1:97,178,840 | 228,758 |
| Italy | 100% | 2 | 1:30,531,045 | 57,596 |
| Tanzania | - | 1 | 1:52,788,319 | 85,066 |
| Togo | - | 1 | 1:7,239,239 | 8,047 |
| Austria | - | 1 | 1:8,514,201 | 19,377 |
| Ireland | 80% | 1 | 1:4,643,519 | 13,375 |
| Uruguay | - | 1 | 1:3,427,637 | 13,958 |
| Zambia | - | 1 | 1:15,854,794 | 66,637 |
| Bermuda | - | 1 | 1:64,826 | 2,481 |
| Peru | 100% | 1 | 1:31,791,454 | 110,866 |
| Israel | 100% | 1 | 1:8,402,918 | 45,019 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 1 | 1:10,431,270 | 30,761 |
| Jersey | - | 1 | 1:99,980 | 2,122 |
| Denmark | - | 1 | 1:5,649,498 | 28,429 |
| Madagascar | - | 1 | 1:23,629,408 | 6,628 |
| Malawi | - | 1 | 1:17,112,310 | 24,110 |
| Curaçao | - | 1 | 1:155,803 | 1,239 |
| New Zealand | - | 1 | 1:4,536,044 | 17,392 |
| South Korea | - | 1 | 1:5,544,421 | 37,250 |
| Congo | - | 1 | 1:5,009,205 | 37,978 |
| Colombia | - | 1 | 1:47,778,926 | 95,497 |
| Russia | - | 1 | 1:144,233,704 | 184,271 |
| Rwanda | - | 1 | 1:11,371,433 | 4,615 |
| Saint Martin | - | 1 | 1:35,746 | 277 |
| Cambodia | - | 1 | 1:16,273,330 | 74,610 |
| Solomon Islands | - | 1 | 1:580,957 | 8,641 |
| Botswana | 100% | 1 | 1:2,184,449 | 21,741 |
Hyacinth (2,472) may also be a surname.
Hyacinth Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A male name. Greek ύακίνθος the name of a flower. St Hyacinthus was a Roman martyr, brother of St Protus. The name has not been much used except in Ireland, where it was no doubt taken as the equivalent of some native name.
— The Oxford Dictionary of Christian Names (1947) by E. G. Withycombe
A male name derived from Hyacinthus (Gr. ‘Υακινθος), son of Amyclas and Diomede, greatly beloved by Apollo and Zephyrus; or from its root υακινθος, the flower called a hyacinth. Il. xiv. 348; see Ov. Met. x. 212.
— Prænomina (1882) by Richard Stephen Charnock
Greek (masculine) - Dark flower and gem.
— What is Your Name? (1863) by Sophy Moody
Greek (feminine) - Dark flower and gem.
— What is Your Name? (1863) by Sophy Moody
A Greek name, meaning: Wearer of the royal purple.
— Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead
A Greek name, meaning: Flower of the royal purple.
— Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead
Hyacinth Forename Popularity
Hyacinth Demographics
Hyacinth Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Sample size: 15 (1901)
Religious Adherence
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