Re: Probably he'd be Jacek Filip (I'm Polish).
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Really? I find Giacinto to be charming.
It's pronounced with a soft G, similar to an English J.... like Jah-sin-toe.
Though, part of my name is Gioia... and I grew up in an Italian family. So, these sounds are familiar.
Hyacinth is not a common names at all, so it's not so much that it is girly... but that it is rare and, if even used, it is used on girls.
I like it for boys or girls though.
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"How wonderful it is that no one need wait a single moment before starting to improve upon the world." -Ann Frank
Mama to my "bright star" Clarisse Bituin and Wife to Julius. Mahal na mahal from our little family to yours!
It's pronounced with a soft G, similar to an English J.... like Jah-sin-toe.
Though, part of my name is Gioia... and I grew up in an Italian family. So, these sounds are familiar.
Hyacinth is not a common names at all, so it's not so much that it is girly... but that it is rare and, if even used, it is used on girls.
I like it for boys or girls though.
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"How wonderful it is that no one need wait a single moment before starting to improve upon the world." -Ann Frank
Mama to my "bright star" Clarisse Bituin and Wife to Julius. Mahal na mahal from our little family to yours!
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Ah, so if in US it's pronounced the same way as in Italy, it's not so strange. At first I thought it's pronounced by the other way than in Italy, more hard. But if it's the same pronounciation it's really charming.