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Cynthia

Syllables: Cyn·thi·a/ˈsɪn.θi.ə/

Cynthia proper noun: artemis (Greek goddess).

Proper noun

Cynthia (plural Cynthias)

  1. Artemis (Greek goddess).
    Synonyms:
    Delia
  2. (literary) The Moon.
    • As when faire Cynthia, in darkesome night, / Is in a noyous cloud enveloped [...].1590, Edmund Spenser, “Book III, Canto I”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC
    • [...] Cynthia's shining orb was made / Heav'n to clear when day did close [...].1601, Ben Jonson, Hymn to Diana
    Synonyms:
    Luna, Selene
  3. A female given name from Ancient Greek.
    • “Cynthia seems to me such an out-of-the-way name, only fit for poetry, not for daily use.”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, 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.1978, Graham Greene, The Human Factor, →ISBN, page 59

Cynthia meaning in Arabic and Persian

Cynthia in Arabic

female given name
سِينْثِيَا sīnṯiyā

Cynthia in Persian

female given name
سینتیا

Synonyms of Cynthia

Forms of Cynthia

pluralCynthias
alternative formCinthia
alternative formCinthya
alternative formCintia
alternative formCintya
alternative formCynthea
alternative formCyntheia
alternative formCynthya
alternative formSinthia
alternative formSintia
alternative formSynthea
alternative formSynthia
alternative formSyntia

Origin of Cynthia

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)”).

Words that rhyme with Cynthia

Questions about Cynthia

What does Cynthia mean?
Cynthia means artemis (Greek goddess).
What is Cynthia in Arabic?
Cynthia in Arabic is سِينْثِيَا (sīnṯiyā). See Cynthia meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is Cynthia?
Cynthia is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Cynthia?
Cynthia is pronounced /ˈsɪn.θi.ə/.

Words near Cynthia in the dictionary

  1. cynorexia
  2. Cynosarges
  3. cynosural
  4. cynosure
  5. cynosures
  6. Cynthia
  7. Cynthian
  8. Cynthiana
  9. Cynthias
  10. cynthiaxanthin
  11. Cynthus

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