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F r o m W i k i p e d i a , t h e f r e e e n c y c l o p e d i a
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: Κυνθία Kynthía Cynthus " on Delos island. 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".[4] Propertius ' love.
Usage
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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
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Cynthia Bailey (born 1967), American model, actress, and TV personality
Cynthia or Cindy Bishop (born 1978), Thai model, actress, TV personality, and entrepreneur
Cynthia or Cindy Bremser (born 1953), American runner
Cynthia Clark (born 1942), American statistician
Cynthia Coffman (born 1962), American murderer
Cintia Dicker (born 1986), Brazilian model
Cynthia Dobrinski (1950–2021), handbell composer
Cynthia Joan Gastelle (1961–1980), formerly unidentified American murder victim
Cynthia Gardner , geologist and volcanologist
Cynthia Germanotta (born 1954), American philanthropist
Cynthia Gibb (born 1963), American actress
Cynthia Glassman , American economist
Cynthia Gregory (born 1946), American ballet dancer
Cynthia or Cindy Greiner (born 1957), American heptathlete and long jumper
Cynthia Griffin Wolff (born 1936), American literary historian
Cynthia Harvey , American ballet dancer and educator
Cynthia Herrup , American law historian
Cynthia Hotton (born 1969), Argentine politician
Cynthia Kenyon , American molecular biologist
Cynthia Tse Kimberlin , American ethnomusicologist
Cynthia Klitbo (born 1967), Mexican actress
Cynthia Lamptey , Ghanaian lawyer
Cyndi Lauper (born 1953), American musician and LGBT rights activist
Cynthia Ling Lee , American dancer and choreographer
Cynthia Lennon (1939–2015), first wife of musician John Lennon
Cynthia McKinney (born 1955), American politician
Cynthia, Christian name of Saori Minami (born 1954), Japanese singer
Lady Cynthia Mosley (1898–1933), British politician
Cynthia Nilson , Argentinian singer and songwriter
Cynthia Nixon (born 1966), American actress
Cynthia Olavarría (born 1982), Puerto Rican model
Cynthia Ortega (born 1956), Dutch politician
Cynthia Ozick (born 1928), American writer
Cynthia Richards (born 1944), Jamaican singer
Cynthia Dawn Ritchie , an American origin, socialite and blogger involved in Pakistani affairs
Cynthia Deyanira Rodríguez Ruiz (born 1984), Mexican reality TV personality
Cynthia Rothrock (born 1957), American martial artist and actress
Cynthia Rowley , American fashion designer
Cynthia Rudin (born 1976), American computer scientist and statistician
Cynthia Ryder (born 1966), American rower
Cynthia Morgan St. John (1852–1919), American Wordsworthian, book collector, and author
Amy Elizabeth Thorpe (1910–1963), an American spy codenamed "Cynthia"
Cynthia (Torres), American freestyle singer
Cynthia Valdez (born 1987), Mexican rhythmic gymnast
Cynthia Villar (born 1950), Filipino politician
Cynthia Watros (born 1968), American actress
Cynthia Weil (1940–2023), American songwriter
Cynthia 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 athlete
Cynthia Wu (born 1978), Taiwanese business executive and politician
Fictional characters
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Cynthia, with certain Sonnets, and the legend of Cassandra , panegyric by Richard Barnfield (1574–1620)
Cynthia’s Revels Ben Jonson (1572–1637)
Cynthia, Angelica's doll on the cartoon Rugrats
Sinthia Schmidt, a.k.a. Sin (Marvel Comics) , comic book supervillainess
Cynthia , a plaster mannequin of the 1930s created by Lester Gaba
Cynthia , a diclonius and one of four clones of Mariko in the manga "Elfen Lied "
Cynthia , the champion of the Sinnoh region in the Pokémon
Cynthia, a character in Fire Emblem Awakening
Cynthia Lamonde, a major character in the book "Praise" by Andrew McGahan
Cynthia Mitchell, antagonist in Lucky Stiff
Cynthia, a central character in the poetry of Propertius
Cynthia Kirkpatrick, a character in Wives and Daughters
See also
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Notes
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^ Hanks, Patrick; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia (2006). Oxford Dictionary of First Names . Oxford University Press. p. 66. ISBN 0-19-861060-2
^ "Cynthia" . Nameberry.com .
^ Sandel, Abby (27 April 2009). "Name of the Day: Cynthia" . appellation.net . Appellation Mountain(blog). Retrieved 19 June 2022 .
^ Pannen, p. 96 .
^ "Popularity of a Name (United States Social Security Administration)" . www.ssa.gov .
^ Campbell, Mike. "Behind the Name: Popularity for the Name Cynthia in Canada" . www.behindthename.com .
^ Campbell, Mike. "Behind the Name: Popularity for the Name Cynthia in England and Wales" . www.behindthename.com .
^ Campbell, Mike. "Behind the Name: Popularity for the Name Cynthia in France" . www.behindthename.com .
^ Campbell, Mike. "Behind the Name: Popularity for the Name Cynthia in Spain" . www.behindthename.com .
References
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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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