"Cynthia" meaning in English

See Cynthia in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈsɪnθiə/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Cynthia.wav [Southern-England] Forms: Cynthias [plural]
enPR: sĭnʹthē-ə Rhymes: -ɪnθiə 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)”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|en|la|Cynthia|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Latin Cynthia, {{bor+|en|la|Cynthia}} Borrowed from Latin Cynthia, {{der|en|grc|Κυνθία}} Ancient Greek Κυνθία (Kunthía), {{m|grc|Κύνθιος||Cynthian (of or pertaining to Mount Cynthus, a mountain of Delos, celebrated as the birthplace of Apollo and Artemis)}} Κύνθιος (Kúnthios, “Cynthian (of or pertaining to Mount Cynthus, a mountain of Delos, celebrated as the birthplace of Apollo and Artemis)”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|Cynthias}} Cynthia (plural Cynthias)
  1. Artemis (Greek goddess). Synonyms: Delia
    Sense id: en-Cynthia-en-name-X9DxMhTO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 32 36 32
  2. (literary) The Moon. Tags: literary Synonyms: Luna, Selene
    Sense id: en-Cynthia-en-name-epwY~2dI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 32 36 32
  3. A female given name from Ancient Greek. Categories (topical): English female given names, English given names Translations (female given name): سِينْثِيَا (sīnṯiyā) [feminine] (Arabic), Sintiya (Azerbaijani), 辛西婭 (Chinese Mandarin), 辛西娅 (Xīnxīyà) (Chinese Mandarin), Cynthia [feminine] (French), Cynthie [feminine] (French), Κυνθία (Kynthía) [feminine] (Greek), Cintia (Hungarian), Szintia (Hungarian), Cinzia [feminine] (Italian), シンシア (Shinshia) (Japanese), 신시아 (Sinsia) (Korean), Cynthia [feminine] (Latin), Sintija [feminine] (Latvian), سینتیا (Persian), Cyntia [feminine] (Polish), Cíntia [feminine] (Portuguese), Си́нтия (Síntija) [feminine] (Russian), Cintia [feminine] (Spanish), Сінтія (Sintija) [feminine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-Cynthia-en-name-G1A8salx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 32 36 32 Disambiguation of 'female given name': 2 2 96
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: Cynthus, Cynthian
Synonyms: Cinthia, Cinthya, Cintia, Cintya, Cynthea, Cyntheia, Cynthya, Sinthia, Sintia, Synthea, Synthia, Syntia

Inflected forms

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      "word": "シンシア"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "Sinsia",
      "sense": "female given name",
      "word": "신시아"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "female given name",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Cynthia"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "female given name",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Sintija"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "sense": "female given name",
      "word": "سینتیا"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "female given name",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Cyntia"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "female given name",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Cíntia"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "Síntija",
      "sense": "female given name",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Си́нтия"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "female given name",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Cintia"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "Sintija",
      "sense": "female given name",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Сінтія"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Cynthia"
  ],
  "word": "Cynthia"
}

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