Cynthia

Cynthia \cyn-(t)hia, cy-nth-ia\ is a female's name. It consists of 7 letters and 3 syllables.

The baby girl name Cynthia is pronounced in English as SIHN-THiyah ¹.

¹ Pronunciation for Cynthia: S as in "see (S.IY)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; TH as in "theme (TH.IY.M)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)"

What is the origin of Cynthia?

Cynthia is primarily used in English, German, and Greek. It is of Old Greek origin. The name Cynthia means woman from Kynthos. An original form of the name is Kynthia (Old Greek). The name Kynthia was borne in Greek mythology as an epithet of Artemis, the Greek goddess of the moon and of hunting; she was supposed to have been born on Mount Kynthos on the island of Delos in the Aegean Sea. The place name is ultimately of pre-Greek origin. In literature, it first appeared as the name of the woman to which the love poetry of the 1st-century Roman poet Propertius was addressed. The English given name was however not used in the medieval period; it was first adopted by English speakers during the classical revival from the late 16th to the 18th centuries, where it commonly appeared in literature as the poetical reference for Elizabeth I as used by Edmund Spenser, Ben Jonson, and other famed writers. The name Cynthia is used to a great extent; it has 64 forms that are used in both English and other languages. English forms of Cynthia include name Cia origin, Cinda meaning of name, meaning of Cindea, meaning of Cindee, Cindel name, Cindey name, what does the name Cindia mean, name Cindie origin, meaning of Cindra, Cinnie meaning and origin, name Cinny origin, baby name Cinta (used in Spanish as well), short names for Cintha, Cinthea name, what does the name Cinthie mean, Cinthyia definition, meaning of Cyn, Cynda meaning of name, baby name Cyndea, Cyndia pronounciation, what does the name Cyndie mean, name Cyndra, Cyndy meaning and origin, baby name Cyneria, baby name Cynethia, short names for Cynithia, what does the name Cynnie mean, Cynth meaning of name, nicknames for Cyntha, nicknames for Cynthiana, meaning of Cynthiann, name Cynthie origin, Cynthria meaning and origin, baby name Cynthy, Cynthya name variations, nicknames for Cyntia, name Cynzia meaning, Cythia definition, name Cytia, Lacyndora name variations, what does the name Sindee mean, name Sindia meaning, name Sindya meaning, Sinnie meaning and origin, Sinthia meaning and origin, Siny name, what does the name Synda mean, Syndee meaning, name Syndia, nicknames for Syntha, baby name Synthie, and what does the name Synthya mean. Other English forms include the diminutives name Cindi, what does the name Cindy mean (used in Latin as well), name Cyndee, and baby name Cyndi, and the spelling variants Cinthya meaning and origin, what does the name Cynthea mean, and meaning of Synthia. Forms used in other languages include the Portuguese Cintia name variations, the Italian short names for Cinzia, the Portuguese baby name Cíntia, and the Greek Kynthia meaning of name. The spelling variant Cinthia definition (Portuguese) is another foreign form. Cynthia is a classic favorite. Currently it is still rather popular as a baby girl name, but not as a lot as it was in the past. The name grew in popularity from the 1900s up to the 1950s. Its usage peaked in 1957 with 1.874% of baby girls being named Cynthia. It had a ranking of #7 then. The baby name has substantially dropped in popularity since then. In 2010, its usage was only 0.043% and its ranking #380, however it was nevertheless the most popular among all girl names in its family. In 2010, Cynthia was 51% more regularly used than the next ranked name, Cindy name. The name Cynthia has mainly been a baby girl name, though it has also been given to boys in the last century. There were 298 times more baby girls than boys who were named Cynthia in 1967.

A famous person named Cynthia is Actress, Cynthia Nixon, born 9 April 1966, New York, New York.

List of baby names that is pronounced like Cynthia:

the name name Cinthea, the English baby name Cynthea, the English Sinthia meaning and origin, the English Synthia definition, the name Cindia definition, the name nicknames for Cinnamond, the Portuguese name Cinthia origin, the Portuguese nicknames for Cintia, the name name Cyndia meaning, the name Samanath meaning of name, the English, French, and German Samanta name variations, the name Samantah meaning and origin, the English, French, and German Samantha pronounciation, the name Samanthah name, the English Samanthi meaning of name, the name Samanthy pronounciation, the Indian name Samata meaning, the English Samatha pronounciation, the English Sammantha pronounciation, and the name Sammanthya name variations.

The baby name Cynthia fun facts:

The name Cynthia in reverse order is "Aihtnyc".

The numerological value of the name Cynthia is number 8, which means practical endeavors, status oriented, power-seeking, high-material goals.

How popular is Cynthia?

Cynthia is in the top names in USA.