Cynthia

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Cynthia

/ˈsɪn.θi.ə/

Rhymes with -ɪnθiə

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Borrowed from Latin Cynthia, from Ancient Greek Κυνθία (Kunthía), feminine of Κύνθιος (Kúnthios, “Cynthian (of or pertaining to Mount Cynthus, a mountain of Delos, celebrated as the birthplace of Apollo and Artemis)”).

proper noun Cynthias · Cinthia · Cinthya · Cintia · Cintya · Cynthea

Artemis (Greek goddess).
Similar: Delia
literary The Moon. As when faire Cynthia, in darkesome night, / Is in a noyous cloud enveloped [...].
Similar: Luna, Selene
A female given name from Ancient Greek. “Cynthia seems to me such an out-of-the-way name, only fit for poetry, not for daily use.”

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: artemis, jason, yeah, claudia, moon, diana, selene, phoebe, luna, mene, asteria, delia, mahina, tsukuyomi, arianrhod, agrotera

Translations

Every language

name female given name

Español	Cintia
한국어	신시아 Sinsia
日本語	シンシア Shinshia
中文	辛西婭 /辛西娅 Xīnxīyà
Português	Cíntia
Français	Cynthia, Cynthie
Italiano	Cinzia
Ελληνικά	Κυνθία Kynthía
Русский	Си́нтия Síntija
العربية	سِينْثِيَا sīnṯiyā

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@misc{cynthia_2026,
  title = {Cynthia},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cynthia},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}