Cynthia name - Meaning of Cynthia
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- Gender
- Feminine
- Lucky Number
- 8
- Usage
- English, Greek Mythology (Latinized)
- Pronounced
- SIN-thee-ə (English)
- Cynthia Meaning
- Latinized form of Greek Κυνθια (Kynthia) which means "woman from Kynthos". This was an epithet of the Greek moon goddess Artemis, given because Kynthos was the mountain on Delos on which she and her twin brother Apollo were born. It was not used as a given name until the Renaissance, and it did not become common in the English-speaking world until the 19th century. Cynthia originates in Greek language and means "born on Cynthus". In Greek mythology, Cynthus was a mountain on the isle of Delos, where Artemis, the Greek goddess of the moon, was born. Due to that, Cynthia became her epithet. In the English-speaking countries it has been used since the 19th century.
Cynthia Related Names
Variants: Kynthia (Greek Mythology), Cinthia, Cintia, Cynthya, Cyntia, Sindy, Cindy
Diminutives: Cindi, Cindy, Cyndi, Sindy (English)
Other Languages: Cinzia (Italian), Cíntia (Portuguese)
Cynthia Celebrities
Cynthia Abma - actress, Cynthia Allen - actress, Cynthia Basinet - jazz artist, Cynthia Clay - published author, Cynthia Daniel - actress, Cynthia Fleming - published author, Cynthia James - writer, Cynthia Kereluk - athlete, Cynthia McFadden - journalist, Cynthia McKinney - politician, Cynthia Nixon - actress, Cynthia Nolan - writer, Cynthia Rothrock - actress, Cynthia Rylant - writer,
