name hyacinth customarily an english woman's name is the english spelling of the generic name of the flower which in german is spelled with a z the subject was a german male the subject's given and legal name was hyazinth german wp therefore uses hyazinth a newly published english language history of wwii in the baltics prit buttar's detailed and thoroughly documented between giants the battle for the baltics in world war ii published by uk based osprey uses hyazinth in every mention to persist in using hyacinth for this person is an error regardless of what past mistaken practice in english may have been ref buttar prit between giants the battle for the baltics in world war ii oxford uk osprey publishing isbn isbn please do not revert my edits again thanks