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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/
Audio (Southern England) (file )
Hyphenation: Cyn‧thi‧a
Rhymes: -ɪnθiə
Proper noun
Cynthia (plural Cynthias )
Artemis (Greek goddess).
Synonym: Delia
( literary ) The Moon .
Synonyms: Luna , Selene
1601 , Ben Jonson , Hymn to Diana :[...] Cynthia' s shining orb was made / Heav'n to clear when day did close [...].
A female given name from Ancient Greek .
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 :“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.
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References
Cebuano
Etymology
Borrowed from English Cynthia .
Proper noun
Cynthia
a female given name from Ancient Greek
Quotations
For quotations using this term, see Citations:Cynthia .
French
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Cynthia f
Cynthia
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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
Proper noun
Cynthia f (genitive Cynthiae ) ; first declension
Artemis (Greek goddess) identified with Diana (Roman goddess)
Synonym: Dēlia
( poetic ) the moon
a female given name from Ancient Greek
Delos
Declension
First-declension noun.
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Descendants
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation 1
Adjective
Cynthia
inflection of Cynthius :
nominative / vocative feminine singular
nominative / accusative / vocative neuter plural
Pronunciation 2
Adjective
Cynthiā
ablative feminine singular of Cynthius
References
^ Sullivan, J. P. ((Can we date this quote?) ) Propertius: a Critical Introduction , page 79
↑ 2.0 2.1 Morton Braund, S. (2009 ) A Lucan Reader: Selections from Civil War , Bolchazy-Carducci Publishers, Inc., page 52
^ Mélanges offerts à Jacques Heurgon : l'Italie préromaine et la Rome républicaine , volume I, 1976 , page 19
↑ 4.0 4.1 Cynthia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934 ) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français , Hachette. .
Portuguese
Proper noun
Cynthia f
alternative spelling of Cíntia
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from English Cynthia .
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Cynthia (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜌ )
a female given name from English