Jacek
 The Death of Hyacinth by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo | |
| Pronunciation | Polish: [ˈjat͡sɛk] |
|---|---|
| Gender | Male |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Hyacinth |
| Region of origin | Polish, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Hungarian, Czech, Slovak, Greek |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Jacinto (Spanish and Portuguese), Giacinto (Italian), Jácint (Hungarian), Hyacinth (Greek) |
Jacek is a Polish given name of Greek origin coming from Hyacinth, through the archaic form of Jacenty. Its closely related equivalents are: Jacinto (Spanish and Portuguese), Giacinto (Italian) and Jácint (Hungarian).
The name Hyacinth (Jacek, Jacinto, Giacinto, Jácint) might refer to:
- Saint Hyacinth (Święty Jacek, Jacek Odrowąż), Dominican friar and saint
- Jacek Bąk, footballer
- Jacek Bednarek, racewalker
- Jacek Bogucki, politician
- Jacek Cichocki, politician
- Jacek Dehnel, poet and writer
- Jacek Dukaj, science fiction writer
- Jacek Falfus, politician
- Jacek Gmoch, footballer
- Jacek Jezierski, writer and businessmen
- Jacek Jędruch, Polish-American nuclear engineer and historian
- Jacek Kaczmarski, singer, songwriter, dissident
- Jacek Karpiński, computer scientist and engineer
- Jacek Komuda, historian
- Jacek Kościelniak, politician
- Jacek Krupa, politician
- Jacek Krywult, politician
- Jacek Krzynówek, footballer
- Jacek Kuroń, historian, dissident
- Jacek Kurski, politician
- Jacek Lipiński, lawyer, mayor of Aleksandrów Łódzki
- Jacek Łągwa, musician and actor
- Jacek Majchrowski, mayor of Kraków
- Jacek Malczewski, painter
- Jacek Małachowski, szlachcic
- Jacek Nibliecky, politician and former footballer
- Jacek Pastusiński, triple jumper
- Jacek Saryusz-Wolski, politician, diplomat
- Jacek Wszoła, high jumper
- Jacek Yerka, painter