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Meaning

The name Cynthia has the following meaning:

Moon goddess. Derived from Greek mythology, stems from the name Kynthia, an alternative name for Artemis, the Greek goddess of the moon. Refers to Mount Kynthios where Artemis was born. A fairly popular name.
It is a female name, suitable for baby girls.

Popularity

As a baby girl name, Cynthia is currently a popular baby name, with a recent overall USA popularity ranking of 197 out of 1000 (source: 2000s U.S. Census).

In 2009, the name Cynthia fell in popularity and moved down the USA Top 1000 charts in Year 2009, by 52 places. For the Year 2009, it ranked 362 in the Top 1000 charts.

The following chart shows the popularity of the name Cynthia in the USA, over the past 100 years.
USA baby name statistics

Pronunciation

The name Cynthia is pronounced as sin-thee-uh

Origins

Cynthia originates from the Greek language.
See other suggested Greek girl baby names.

Related names

The following names are baby names related to Cynthia and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Cynthia: Boys - Adonis, Gregory, Girls - Alexandra, Amara, Diantha, Euphemia, Genie, Kaia, Kandi, Kyra, Lexie, Liddie, Mintie, Nereida, Nerissa, Ova, Phoebe, Teri, Both genders - Calandra

Variants

Nicknames

Common nicknames for the name Cynthia are: Cindy, Tia, Cinda, Thea

Style

We think the name Cynthia should fall under the following style category: The 70's.

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Impression

Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Cynthia to be: Attractive, sweet and petite woman

In one word, you might describe Cynthia as a(n) "attractive" person.

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Famous persons

The names of some famous persons by the name Cynthia (or its variants) are:

Cynthia Ann McKinney, born on 17 March, a famous politician. Cynthia Ann McKinney's background: An American politician from the U.S. state of Georgia. McKinney served as a Democrat in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1993 to 2003, and from 2005 to 2007, representing Georgia's fourth congressional district.

Cynthia Weil , born on 18 October, a famous songwriter. Cynthia Weil 's background: A prominent American songwriter. She is famous for having written many songs together with Barry Mann.

Cynthia Olavarria, born on 28 January, a famous model. Cynthia Olavarria's background: A fashion model who has competed in the Miss Universe pageant.
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