Cynthia is a feminine personal name of
GreekGreek , an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages, is the language of the Greeks. Native to the southern Balkans, it has the longest documented history of any Indo-European language, spanning 34 centuries of written records. In its ancient form, it is the language of classical...
origin: Κυνθία,
Kynthía, "from Mount
CynthusMount Cynthus is located on the isle of Delos, part of the Greek Cyclades.In Greek mythology, Leto gave birth to Apollo and Artemis on this island, having been shunned by Zeus' wife Hera who was extremely jealous of his liaison with Leto...
" on
DelosThe island of Delos , isolated in the centre of the roughly circular ring of islands called the Cyclades, near Mykonos, is one of the most important mythological, historical and archaeological sites in Greece...
island. It can be abbreviated as
CindyCindy is a TV movie adaptation of the Cinderella story. The film starred an all-black cast.It was directed by William A. Graham and starred Charlayne Woodard as Cindy, Mae Mercer as the stepmother, Clifton Davis as Captain Joe Prince, and Nell Carter as Olive, one of the stepsisters....
.
Cynthia was originally an
epithetAn epithet is a descriptive word or phrase accompanying or occurring in place of the name of a person or thing, which has become a fixed formula...
of the Greek goddess of the moon,
ArtemisArtemis was one of the most widely venerated of the Ancient Greek deities. In the classical period of Greek mythology, Artemis was often described as the daughter of Zeus and Leto, and the twin sister of Apollo...
, who was sometimes called "Cynthia" because, according to legend, the goddess was born on Mount
CynthusMount Cynthus is located on the isle of Delos, part of the Greek Cyclades.In Greek mythology, Leto gave birth to Apollo and Artemis on this island, having been shunned by Zeus' wife Hera who was extremely jealous of his liaison with Leto...
.
Notable people with the name Cynthia include:
- Cynthia Bremser
Cynthia Mae Bremser is a retired long-distance runner from the United States, who represented her native country in the women's 3,000 metres at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, finishing fourth...
a long distance runner
- Cynthia Deyanira Rodríguez Ruiz
Cynthia Deyanira Rodríguez Ruiz is a Mexican singer and reality television personalityShe was a contestant on the reality TV show La Academia, coming in fourth place. Rodríguez later competed on the reality show Desafio de Estrellas. She was voted off the show right before the finals, with only...
a contestant on the reality TV show La Academia
- Cynthia Greiner
Cynthia Greiner is a retired female heptathlete and long jumper from the United States, who won the gold medal at the 1987 Pan American Games in Indianapolis, United States. She is a two-time U.S. champion...
an American heptathlete and long jumper
- Cynthia Herrup
Cynthia Herrup is an American historian of early modern British law who holds the position of Professor of History and Law at the University of Southern California....
an American historian of early modern British law and professor
- Cynthia Tse Kimberlin
Cynthia Tse Kimberlin is an American ethnomusicologist. She is the Executive Director and Publisher of the Music Research Institute and MRI Press, based in Point Richmond, California...
an American ethnomusicologist
- Cynthia Lennon
Cynthia Lennon was the first wife of musician John Lennon. She grew up in the middle-class section of Hoylake, on the Wirral Peninsula, and gained a place at the Liverpool College of Art, which Lennon also attended....
the first wife of musician John Lennon
- Cynthia McKinney
Cynthia Ann McKinney is a U.S. politician and a member of the Green Party since 2007. As a member of the Democratic Party, she served six terms as a member of the United States House of Representatives. In 2008, the Green Party nominated McKinney for President of the United States...
, a former United States Representative and 2008 Green Party nominee for President of the United States
- Cynthia Nixon
Cynthia Ellen Nixon is an American actress, known for her portrayal of Miranda Hobbes in the HBO series Sex and the City . She is an Emmy, Tony and Grammy award winning actress.-Early life and career:...
, an American actress
- Cynthia Ryder
Cynthia L. "Cindi" Ryder is an American Olympic athlete who won the gold medal in women's single sculls rowing event at the 1991 Pan American Games and participated in the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona.-References:*...
, an American rower
- Cynthia Glassman
Dr. Cynthia Aaron Glassman of Alexandria, Virginia was a commissioner of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission .Cynthia A. Glassman was appointed by President Bush to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and sworn in on January 28, 2002. She served as Acting Chairman during the summer...
, a commissioner of the U.S.
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Cynthia is a feminine personal name of
GreekGreek , an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages, is the language of the Greeks. Native to the southern Balkans, it has the longest documented history of any Indo-European language, spanning 34 centuries of written records. In its ancient form, it is the language of classical...
origin: Κυνθία,
Kynthía, "from Mount
CynthusMount Cynthus is located on the isle of Delos, part of the Greek Cyclades.In Greek mythology, Leto gave birth to Apollo and Artemis on this island, having been shunned by Zeus' wife Hera who was extremely jealous of his liaison with Leto...
" on
DelosThe island of Delos , isolated in the centre of the roughly circular ring of islands called the Cyclades, near Mykonos, is one of the most important mythological, historical and archaeological sites in Greece...
island. It can be abbreviated as
CindyCindy is a TV movie adaptation of the Cinderella story. The film starred an all-black cast.It was directed by William A. Graham and starred Charlayne Woodard as Cindy, Mae Mercer as the stepmother, Clifton Davis as Captain Joe Prince, and Nell Carter as Olive, one of the stepsisters....
.
Cynthia was originally an
epithetAn epithet is a descriptive word or phrase accompanying or occurring in place of the name of a person or thing, which has become a fixed formula...
of the Greek goddess of the moon,
ArtemisArtemis was one of the most widely venerated of the Ancient Greek deities. In the classical period of Greek mythology, Artemis was often described as the daughter of Zeus and Leto, and the twin sister of Apollo...
, who was sometimes called "Cynthia" because, according to legend, the goddess was born on Mount
CynthusMount Cynthus is located on the isle of Delos, part of the Greek Cyclades.In Greek mythology, Leto gave birth to Apollo and Artemis on this island, having been shunned by Zeus' wife Hera who was extremely jealous of his liaison with Leto...
.
Notable people with the name Cynthia include:
- Cynthia Bremser
Cynthia Mae Bremser is a retired long-distance runner from the United States, who represented her native country in the women's 3,000 metres at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, finishing fourth...
a long distance runner
- Cynthia Deyanira Rodríguez Ruiz
Cynthia Deyanira Rodríguez Ruiz is a Mexican singer and reality television personalityShe was a contestant on the reality TV show La Academia, coming in fourth place. Rodríguez later competed on the reality show Desafio de Estrellas. She was voted off the show right before the finals, with only...
a contestant on the reality TV show La Academia
- Cynthia Greiner
Cynthia Greiner is a retired female heptathlete and long jumper from the United States, who won the gold medal at the 1987 Pan American Games in Indianapolis, United States. She is a two-time U.S. champion...
an American heptathlete and long jumper
- Cynthia Herrup
Cynthia Herrup is an American historian of early modern British law who holds the position of Professor of History and Law at the University of Southern California....
an American historian of early modern British law and professor
- Cynthia Tse Kimberlin
Cynthia Tse Kimberlin is an American ethnomusicologist. She is the Executive Director and Publisher of the Music Research Institute and MRI Press, based in Point Richmond, California...
an American ethnomusicologist
- Cynthia Lennon
Cynthia Lennon was the first wife of musician John Lennon. She grew up in the middle-class section of Hoylake, on the Wirral Peninsula, and gained a place at the Liverpool College of Art, which Lennon also attended....
the first wife of musician John Lennon
- Cynthia McKinney
Cynthia Ann McKinney is a U.S. politician and a member of the Green Party since 2007. As a member of the Democratic Party, she served six terms as a member of the United States House of Representatives. In 2008, the Green Party nominated McKinney for President of the United States...
, a former United States Representative and 2008 Green Party nominee for President of the United States
- Cynthia Nixon
Cynthia Ellen Nixon is an American actress, known for her portrayal of Miranda Hobbes in the HBO series Sex and the City . She is an Emmy, Tony and Grammy award winning actress.-Early life and career:...
, an American actress
- Cynthia Ryder
Cynthia L. "Cindi" Ryder is an American Olympic athlete who won the gold medal in women's single sculls rowing event at the 1991 Pan American Games and participated in the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona.-References:*...
, an American rower
- Cynthia Glassman
Dr. Cynthia Aaron Glassman of Alexandria, Virginia was a commissioner of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission .Cynthia A. Glassman was appointed by President Bush to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and sworn in on January 28, 2002. She served as Acting Chairman during the summer...
, a commissioner of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
- Cynthia Olavarría
Cynthia Enid Olavarría Rivera, Cynthia Enid Olavarría Rivera, Cynthia Enid Olavarría Rivera, (born January 28, 1982 in Santurce, Puerto Rico, is an actress, TV host, fashion model, and former Miss Puerto Rico who competed in the Miss Universe 2005 beauty pageant.-Early years:...
, an actress, TV host, fashion model, and former Miss Puerto Rico
- Cynthia Ozick
Cynthia Ozick , is an American short story writer, novelist, and essayist.She earned her B.A. from New York University and went on to study English Literature at Ohio State University, where she completed an M.A....
, a writer
- Cynthia Rowley
Cynthia Rowley is an American fashion designer.-Background:A native of Barrington, Illinois , she is one of three children born to Ed Rowley, a former science teacher, and his wife, Clementine...
, an American fashion designer
- Cynthia Gregory
Cynthia Kathleen Gregory is an American ballerina.-Career:Born in Los Angeles, Gregory’s parents encouraged her to take up dancing when she was five, hoping exercise would stem a history of childhood illnesses. By age six, she was en pointe...
, an American ballerina
- Cynthia Watros
Cynthia Michele Watros is an American television actress, who also starred in films and on stage. She is best known for her roles as Libby on the ABC TV series Lost, Kellie in The Drew Carey Show, Erin in Titus, and Annie Dutton in Guiding Light...
, an American actress
- Cynthia Wesley, a victim of the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing
Fictional characters with this name include:
- Cynthia, champion of the Sinnoh region in Pokémon Diamond and Pearl
- Cynthia Murdoch, a major character in the Poirot mystery The Mysterious Affair at Styles
The Mysterious Affair at Styles is a detective novel by Agatha Christie. It was written in 1916 and was first published by John Lane in the US in October 1920 and in the UK by The Bodley Head on January 21 1921...
Other uses of Cynthia are:
- Cynthia, a subgenus of butterflies in the genus Vanessa
Vanessa is a genus of brush-footed butterflies. Many people are familiar with it, as it has a near-global distribution and includes conspicuous species such as the red admirals , the Kamehameha, and the painted ladies of subgenus Cynthia: Painted Lady, American Painted Lady, Australian Painted...
containing the painted ladies
- Samia cynthia
The Ailanthus silkmoth is a saturniid moth, used to produce silk fabric but not as domesticated as the silkworm, Bombyx mori. The moth has very large wings of 113-125 mm, with a quarter-moon shaped spot on both the upper and lower wings, whitish and yellow stripes and brown background...
is a species of moth sometimes used to produce silk fabric
- HMS Cynthia
Five ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Cynthia. A sixth was planned but never completed: was an 18-gun sloop launched in 1796 and broken up in 1809. was a 16-gun sloop listed between 1810 and 1815. was a packet brig purchased in 1826 and wrecked in 1827.*HMS Cynthia was to have been a...
, the name of five ships of the Royal Navy, and one planned one