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Comments and insights on the name Jacinto: | Edit

Pronunciation: hah-SEEN-toe

Personal experiences with the name Jacinto: | Edit

My husband and I named our son Jacinto (he-seen-toe) because we loved the name Jack. Not wanting John or Jackson we went with Jacinto as it was the name of my husbands grandfather. We named him Jacinto Ryan and we call him "Jac". Spelling it without the "K" as it would fit his name. We get so many compilments on it. We are so happy with his name.

Nicknames for Jacinto: | Edit

Jac (ja-K)

Meanings and history of the name Jacinto: | Edit

The Battle of San Jacinto was fought in 1836 in present-day Harris County in Texas, leading the way for the formation of the Republic of Texas.

Famous real-life people named Jacinto: | Edit

Jacinto Benavente y Martínez, Spanish dramatist, was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1922.

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