Unusual Given names

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I came across these given names in my research. They may be badly spelled or mistranscribed. Can anyone help?

Mulestino (M)

Angiola (F) (I know the obvious is Angela)

Jiacinto (M) (Born Bordeaux France, but doesn't seem to be French or Italian)
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Misbris,

I think the Jacinto is Portuguese for Jack.
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Jacinto is of spanish and Greek origin with variants Giacintho, Giacinto, Jacindo. =Peter=
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Angiola is of greek origin. =Peter=
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Mulestino is elusive. Sorry =Peter=
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Mulestino could be Modestino
Angiola is OK
Jacinto is Giacinto
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Thanks very much, :lol:

I'm going to go with Modestino and Giacinto.

Livio, are you saying that Angiola is actually a name?
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Modestino is both a name and a surname. Oddly enough one of my neighbors was born in Avellino,Italy and his first name was Modestino while various directories show Modestino as a surname as well. =Peter=
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misbris wrote: Livio, are you saying that Angiola is actually a name?
Yes, it is not very popular. Variations could be Angiolina and Angela...
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Actually its Greek origin identifies it as "heavenly messenger" and there are 64 variations thruout the world for Angiola. =Peter=
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Grazie tutti :D
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Hi,
My 4-great grandfather's name was Giacinto Lorello from Parco, Sicily (now known as Altofonte). I have various documents that was part of allegati that appears to be in Latin from 1826.
It states Giacinto's name as Hiacinto and Hyacinthy.

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