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HelpRe: Probably he'd be Jacek Filip (I'm Polish).
in reply to a message by Joiya
I am a bit surprized that Hyacinth in US is generally a girl's name. I knew it always as a boy's, even though it has such a girly meaning. I always considered that Jacinda is only feminine form of it. Hmm, so now I'm not so sure that my son really would be Hyacinth. Giacinto in Italy isn't bad name, but in US or in whichever English-speaking country it sounds bad, even awfully, in my opinion.
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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.
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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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.
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