Cynthia Pronunciation Gender Female Word/name Greek Meaning “From Mount Cynthus ” Related names Cindy , Cyn, Cyndi, Cyndy, Cindi, Cinthia, Cintia, Cinta,
Cinzia, Cyndia, Cynthya, Cinny, Cinthya
Cynthia is a feminine given name of Greek origin (Ancient Greek : Κυνθία , romanized : Kynthía lit. Cynthus ', on the island of Delos ). The name has been in use in the Anglosphere since the 17th century.[ 1] Cindy , Cyndi, Cyndy, Cinny, or occasionally to Thea , Tia , or Thia.[ 2] [ 3]
Cynthia was originally an epithet of the Greek goddess Artemis , who according to legend was born on Mount Cynthus on Delos. Selene , the Greek personification of the moon, and the Roman Diana were also sometimes called "Cynthia" due to their association with Artemis.[ 4] Propertius ' love.
Usage
It has ranked among the 1,000 most used names for girls in the United States since 1880 and among the top 100 names between 1945 and 1993. It peaked in usage between 1956 and 1963, when it was among the 10 most popular names for American girls. It has since declined in use in the United States and ranked in 806th position on the popularity chart there in 2021.[ 5] [ 6] [ 7] [ 8] [ 9]
People
Cynthia Addai-Robinson (born 1980), British-American actressCynthia Bailey (born 1967), American model, actress, and TV personalityCynthia or Cindy Bishop (born 1978), Thai model, actress, TV personality, and entrepreneur
Cynthia Bond (born 1961), American author and actressCynthia Grant Bowman , American legal scholarCynthia Breazeal (born 1967), American computer scientistCynthia or Cindy Bremser (born 1953), American runner
Cynthia von Buhler (born 1964), American artist and writerCynthia Burrows , American chemistCynthia Calvillo (born 1987), American mixed martial artistCynthia Cary (1884–1966), British-American socialite and art collectorCynthia Plaster Caster (1947–2022), American artistCynthia Clark (born 1942), American statisticianCynthia Coffman (born 1962), American murdererCynthia Connolly (born 1976), American photographerCynthia Cooper-Dyke (born 1963), American basketball player and coachCynthia Ann Crawford (born 1966), American model, actress, and businesswoman known professionally as Cindy Crawford Cynthia Daniel (born 1976), American photographer and actressCynthia de las Fuentes (born 1964), American counseling psychologistCintia Dicker (born 1986), Brazilian modelCynthia Dobrinski (1950–2021), handbell composerCynthia Erivo (born 1987), British actress and singerCynthia Freeman (1915–1988), American novelistCynthia Joan Gastelle (1961–1980), formerly unidentified American murder victimCynthia Gardner , geologist and volcanologistCynthia Geary (born 1965), American actressCynthia Germanotta (born 1954), American philanthropistCynthia Gibb (born 1963), American actressCynthia Glassman , American economistCynthia Grant , Canadian federal scientistCynthia Grant , Canadian theatre directorCynthia Gregory (born 1946), American ballet dancerCynthia or Cindy Greiner (born 1957), American heptathlete and long jumper
Cynthia Griffin Wolff (born 1936), American literary historianCynthia Harvey , American ballet dancer and educatorCynthia Herrup , American law historianCynthia Hotton (born 1969), Argentine politicianCynthia Graham Hurd (1960–2015), African-American librarian, community leader, and victim of the Charleston church shooting Cynthia Johnson (born 1956), American singer-songwriterCynthia Kenyon , American molecular biologistCynthia Kereluk (born 1960), Canadian fitness and exercise guruCynthia Tse Kimberlin , American ethnomusicologist Cynthia Klitbo (born 1967), Mexican actressCynthia Koh (born 1974), Singaporean actressCynthia Lamptey , Ghanaian lawyerCyndi Lauper (born 1953), American singer, songwriter and actressCynthia Ling Lee , American dancer and choreographerCynthia Lennon (1939–2015), first wife of musician John Lennon Cynthia Lummis (born 1954), American politicianCynthia Lynn (1937–2014), American actressCynthia McFadden (born 1956), American television journalistCynthia McKinney (born 1955), American politicianCynthia, Christian name of Saori Minami (born 1954), Japanese singer
Cinthia Zermeño Moore , American politicianCynthia Morgan (born 1991), Nigerian singer-songwriterLady Cynthia Mosley (1898–1933), British politicianCynthia F. Moss , American neuroscientistCynthia Myers (1950–2011), American actress and modelCynthia Nilson , Argentinian singer and songwriterCynthia Nixon (born 1966), American actressCynthia Olavarría (born 1982), Puerto Rican modelCynthia Ortega (born 1956), Dutch politicianCynthia Ozick (born 1928), American writerCynthia Ann Parker (1827–1871), American woman kidnapped by Comanche Indians Cynthia Payne (1932–2015), English madam and media personalityCynthia Rhodes (born 1956), American actressCynthia Richards (born 1944), Jamaican singerCynthia Dawn Ritchie , an American origin, socialite and blogger involved in Pakistani affairsCynthia Robinson (1944–2015), American musicianCynthia Deyanira Rodríguez Ruiz (born 1984), Mexican reality TV personalityCynthia Rothrock (born 1957), American martial artist and actressCynthia Rowley (born 1968), American fashion designerCynthia Rudin (born 1976), American computer scientist and statisticianCynthia Ryder (born 1966), American rowerCynthia Scheider , American film editorCynthia Morgan St. John (1852–1919), American Wordsworthian, book collector, and authorCynthia Stevenson (born 1962), American actressCynthia Stone (1926–1988), American actressAmy Elizabeth Thorpe (1910–1963), an American spy codenamed "Cynthia"Cynthia (Torres), American freestyle singerCynthia Delores Tucker (1927–2005), American politician and civil right activistCynthia Tucker (born 1954), Canadian politicianCynthia Tucker (born 1955), American journalistCynthia Valdez (born 1987), Mexican rhythmic gymnastCynthia Villar (born 1950), Filipino politicianCynthia Voigt (born 1942), American writerCynthia Watros (born 1968), American actressCynthia Weil (1940–2023), American songwriterCynthia Wesley (1949–1963), a victim of the 1963 16th Street Baptist Church bombing
Cynthia Wong, spouse of Hong Kong businessman Victor Li Tzar-kuoi
Cynthia Woodhead (born 1964), American athleteCynthia Wu (born 1978), Taiwanese business executive and politician
Fictional characters
Books
Cynthia Kirkpatrick, a character in the novel Wives and Daughters
Cynthia Lamonde, a major character in the book Praise
Movies
Cynthia Benson, a character in the 1988 American fantasy comedy-drama movie Big
Cynthia Mitchell, antagonist in the 1988 film Lucky Stiff
Poetry
Cynthia, a central character in the poetry of Propertius
Cynthia, with certain Sonnets, and the legend of Cassandra , panegyric by Richard Barnfield (1574–1620)
Other uses
See also
Notes
References
Pannen, Imke, When the Bad Bleeds: Mantic Elements in English Renaissance Revenge Tragedy . Volume 3 of Representations & Reflections; V&R unipress GmbH, 2010. ISBN 9783899716405
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