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ˈsɪn θi əcyn·thi·a

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. Artemis, Cynthianoun

    (Greek mythology) the virgin goddess of the hunt and the Moon; daughter of Leto and twin sister of Apollo; identified with Roman Diana

Wiktionary

  1. Cynthianoun

    The moon, personified.

  2. Cynthianoun

    Artemis.[1]

  3. Cynthianoun

    The Moon.[1]

    As when faire Cynthia, in darkesome night, / Is in a noyous cloud enveloped.

  4. Cynthianoun

    A female given name from Ancient Greek.[1]

    "Cynthia seems to me such an out-of-the-way name, only fit for poetry, not for daily use."

  5. Etymology: From an epithet of the moon goddess Artemis, from the Mount Κύνθος, on Delos island, the center of her worship.

Wikipedia

  1. Cynthia

    Cynthia is a feminine given name of Greek origin: Κυνθία, Kynthía, "from Mount Cynthus" on Delos island. The name has been in use in the Anglosphere since the 1600s. There are various spellings for this name, and it can be abbreviated to Cindy, Cyndi, Cyndy, or occasionally to Thea or Thia. Cynthia was originally an epithet of the Greek goddess Artemis, who according to legend was born on Mount Cynthus. Selene, the Greek personification of the moon, and the Roman Diana were also sometimes called "Cynthia".

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  1. cynthia

    Cynthia is usually a name given to females, predominantly in English-speaking countries. It is derived from the Greek word 'Kynthia' which refers to the mythological Goddess of the Moon, Artemis (also known as Diana in Roman mythology), who was born on Mount Cynthus. The name Cynthia can symbolize purity, chastity or a love for nature. As a name, it was quite popular in the mid-20th century. It could also refer to a variety of artistic works or people with the same name.

Wikidata

  1. Cynthia

    Cynthia Todino, known only as Cynthia, is an American singer of Freestyle music and dance-pop. Cynthia is best remembered for her hits "Dreamboy / Dreamgirl", "Break Up to Make Up" and "If I Had the Chance", which peaked at Nos. 53, 70 and 83 on the Billboard Hot 100, respectively.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Cynthia in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Cynthia in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of Cynthia in a Sentence

  1. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez:

    The only way that you beat a machine is with a movement and the only way that this movement can sustain is if we start in good faith on shared values of a New York citizen. I think that is where Cynthia and I come together, i very much value the work and the impact that she has already made, due to the fact that she can go on‘The View’andtalk about abolishing ICE. What we can do is tag-team this message so that every community can hear it that needs to hear it. And I think that that kind of solidarity across lines is very, very powerful.

  2. Cynthia Nixon:

    It’s called The Cynthia Effect, since I got in the race, Cuomo has moved left not only on marijuana, but climate change, teacher evaluations, restoring voting rights and banning plastic bags.

  3. Cynthia Nixon:

    We need more people who are public school kids, who are public school parents who ride the subway every day and who know what it's like to be preyed upon by landlords, as my mother and I were when I was Cynthia Nixon, we need more people elected to office who have a firsthand experience of that.

  4. Alessandra Biaggi:

    The moment that Cynthia Nixon in Democratic primaryBut got into the race, it helped my campaign, because Cynthia Nixon in Democratic primaryBut started talking about the IDC almost incessantly, every day, the IDC, the IDC, the IDC, and for people who didn't know what it was, it gave them the education about what had been going on.

  5. Halle Berry:

    I thought Cynthia [ Erivo, the star of' Harriet' ] was going to do it last year. I thought Ruth [ Negga, nominated for 2016's' Loving' ] had a really good shot at it too, i thought there were women that rightfully, arguably, could have, should have. I hoped they would have, but why it hasn't gone that way, I don't have the answer.

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