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I'm constantly amazed that Jacintha / Jacinda isn't more popular. I find it feminine in the extreme, without being fluffy or foo-foo.
I first heard the name Jacintha as a child. Three Irish sisters were named Corinna ("cor-EE-nuh"), Jacintha and Miriam. (And if you've never heard Corinna and Miriam pronounced with that soft, Gaelic "r" you'd never lived.) Anyway, for the longest time I couldn't think of Jacintha on its own. It always belonged with Corinna and Miriam. But then I was reading about George Orwell. Two women in his life (I forget the exact relationships) were Esme and Jacintha. Suddenly the combination Esme Jacintha popped to mind and I was a gonner.
Hyacinth is extremely pretty as well, but it doesn't seem as useable as Jacintha. It feels mroe like a GP name.
I first heard the name Jacintha as a child. Three Irish sisters were named Corinna ("cor-EE-nuh"), Jacintha and Miriam. (And if you've never heard Corinna and Miriam pronounced with that soft, Gaelic "r" you'd never lived.) Anyway, for the longest time I couldn't think of Jacintha on its own. It always belonged with Corinna and Miriam. But then I was reading about George Orwell. Two women in his life (I forget the exact relationships) were Esme and Jacintha. Suddenly the combination Esme Jacintha popped to mind and I was a gonner.
Hyacinth is extremely pretty as well, but it doesn't seem as useable as Jacintha. It feels mroe like a GP name.
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