Cynthia

Cynthia

English

Alternative forms

• Cinthia
• Cinthya
• Cintia
• Cintya
• Cynthea
• Cyntheia
• Cynthya
• Sinthia
• Sintia
• Synthea
• Synthia
• Syntia

Etymology

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)”).

Pronunciation

• enPR: sĭnʹthē-ə, IPA^(key): /ˈsɪnθiə/[1]

• Audio (Southern England)

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• Hyphenation: Cyn‧thi‧a[1]
• Rhymes: -ɪnθiə

Proper noun

Cynthia (plural Cynthias)

1. Artemis (Greek goddess).[1]

   Synonym: Delia

2. (literary) The Moon.[1]

   Synonyms: Luna, Selene

   • 1590, Edmund Spenser, “Book III, Canto I”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, OCLC 960102938:

     As when faire Cynthia, in darkesome night, / Is in a noyous cloud enveloped [...].

   • 1601, Ben Jonson, Hymn to Diana:

     [...] Cynthia's shining orb was made / Heav'n to clear when day did close [...].

3. A female given name from Ancient Greek.[1]
   • 1864 August – 1866 January, [Elizabeth] Gaskell, chapter 10, in Wives and Daughters. An Every-day Story. […], volume I, London: Smith, Elder and Co., […], published 1866, OCLC 83344188:

     “Cynthia seems to me such an out-of-the-way name, only fit for poetry, not for daily use.”

   • 1978, Graham Greene, The Human Factor, →ISBN, page 59:

     Cynthia, the domestic-minded, looked as dashing as a young commando. It was a pity that her spelling was so bad, but perhaps there was something Elizabethan about her spelling as well as about her name.

Usage notes

• Popular given name in the US in the 1950s and the 1960s.

Related terms

• Cynthus
• Cynthian

Translations

female given name

Arabic: سِينْثِيَا‎ f (sīnṯiyā) Azerbaijani: Sintiya Chinese: Mandarin: 辛西婭／辛西娅 (Xīnxīyà) French: Cynthia (fr) f, Cynthie (fr) f Greek: Κυνθία (el) f (Kynthía) Hungarian: Cintia (hu), Szintia Italian: Cinzia (it) f Japanese: シンシア (Shinshia) Korean: 신시아 (Sinsia) Latin: Cynthia f Latvian: Sintija f Persian: سینتیا‎ Polish: Cyntia f Portuguese: Cíntia (pt) f Russian: Си́нтия f (Síntija) Spanish: Cintia (es) f Ukrainian: Сінтія f (Sintija)

References

1. “Cynthia”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.

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Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from English Cynthia.

Proper noun

Cynthia

1. a female given name from Ancient Greek

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:Cynthia.

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French

Alternative forms

• Cynthie (archaic)

Proper noun

Cynthia f

1. Cynthia

Related terms

• Cynthe
• cynthien

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Latin

Etymology 1

Borrowed 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)”); morphologically Cynthus (“Cynthus”) +‎ -ia.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈkyn.tʰi.a/, [ˈkʏn̪t̪ʰiä]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃin.ti.a/, [ˈt͡ʃin̪t̪iä]

Proper noun

Cynthia f (genitive Cynthiae); first declension

1. Artemis (Greek goddess) identified with Diana (Roman goddess)[1]

   Synonym: Dēlia

2. (poetic)[2] the moon[3][2]
3. a female given name from Ancient Greek[4]
4. Delos[4]

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	Cynthia	Cynthiae
Genitive	Cynthiae	Cynthiārum
Dative	Cynthiae	Cynthiīs
Accusative	Cynthiam	Cynthiās
Ablative	Cynthiā	Cynthiīs
Vocative	Cynthia	Cynthiae

Related terms

• Cynthius

Descendants

• French: Cynthia
• → English: Cynthia

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation 1

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈkyn.tʰi.a/, [ˈkʏn̪t̪ʰiä]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃin.ti.a/, [ˈt͡ʃin̪t̪iä]

Adjective

Cynthia

1. nominative feminine singular of Cynthius
2. nominative neuter plural of Cynthius
3. accusative neuter plural of Cynthius
4. vocative feminine singular of Cynthius
5. vocative neuter plural of Cynthius

Pronunciation 2

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈkyn.tʰi.aː/, [ˈkʏn̪t̪ʰiäː]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃin.ti.a/, [ˈt͡ʃin̪t̪iä]

Adjective

Cynthiā

1. ablative feminine singular of Cynthius

References

1. Sullivan, J. P. ((Can we date this quote?)) Propertius: a Critical Introduction, page 79
2. Morton Braund, S. (2009) A Lucan Reader: Selections from Civil War, Bolchazy-Carducci Publishers, Inc., page 52
3. Mélanges offerts à Jacques Heurgon : l'Italie préromaine et la Rome républicaine, volume I, 1976, page 19
4. Cynthia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

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Portuguese

Proper noun

Cynthia f

1. alternative spelling of Cíntia

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Tagalog

Etymology

From English Cynthia.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Cyn‧thia

Proper noun

Cynthia

1. a female given name from English