Cynthia - wikipedia Cynthia For other uses, see Cynthia ( disambiguation ). Cynthia Gender Female Origin Word / name Greek Meaning from Mount Cynthus Other names Related names Cindy, Cyndi, Cyndy, Cindi, Cinthia, Cintia, Cinta Cynthia is a feminine given name of Greek origin : Κυνθία, Kynthía, `` from Mount Cynthus '' on Delos island. It can be abbreviated as Cindy or as Cyndy. There are various spellings for this name. 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. '' Contents 1 People 2 Fictional characters 3 See also 4 Notes 5 References People Cynthia or Cindy Bremser ( born 1953 ), American runner Cintia Dicker ( born 1986 ), Brazilian model Cynthia Dobrinski ( born 1950 ), handbell composer Cynthia Gibb ( born 1963 ), American actress Cynthia Glassman, American economist Cynthia Gregory ( born 1946 ), American ballerina Cynthia or Cindy Greiner ( born 1957 ), American heptathlete and long jumper Cynthia Herrup, American law historian Cynthia Hotton ( born 1969 ), Argentine politician Cynthia Kenyon, American molecular biologist Cynthia Tse Kimberlin, American ethnomusicologist Cynthia Lennon ( 1939 - 2015 ), first wife of musician John Lennon Cyndi Lauper ( born 1953 ), American musician and LGBT rights activist. Cynthia McKinney ( born 1955 ), American politician Cynthia, Christian name of Saori Minami ( born 1954 ), Japanese singer Lady Cynthia Mosley ( 1898 -- 1933 ), British politician Cynthia Nilson, Argentinian singer and songwriter Cynthia Nixon ( born 1966 ), American actress Cynthia Olavarría ( born 1982 ), Puerto Rican model Cynthia Ortega ( born 1956 ), Dutch politician Cynthia Ozick ( born 1928 ), American writer Cynthia Richards ( born 1944 ), Jamaican singer Cynthia Deyanira Rodríguez Ruiz ( born 1984 ), Mexican reality TV personality Cynthia Rothrock ( born 1957 ), American martial artist and actress Cynthia Rowley, American fashion designer Cynthia Ryder ( born 1966 ), American rower Amy Elizabeth Thorpe ( 1910 -- 1963 ), an American spy codenamed `` Cynthia '' Cynthia ( Todino ), American freestyle singer Cynthia Valdez ( born 1987 ), Mexican rhythmic gymnast Cynthia Watros ( born 1968 ), American actress Cynthia Weil ( born 1940 ), American songwriter Cynthia Wesley ( born 1949 ), a victim of the 1963 16th Street Baptist Church bombing Cynthia Woodhead, American athlete Fictional characters Cynthia, with certain Sonnets, and the legend of Cassandra, panegyric by Richard Barnfield ( 1574 -- 1620 ) Cynthia 's Revels, play by Ben Jonson ( 1572 -- 1637 ) Cynthia ( Pokémon ), champion of the Sinnoh region in Pokémon Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum Cynthia, Angelica 's doll on the cartoon Rugrats Sinthia Schmidt, aka Sin ( Marvel Comics ), comic book supervillainess Cynthia was a plaster mannequin of the 1930s created by Lester Gaba. Cynthia, a diclonius and one of four clones of Mariko in the manga `` Elfen Lied '' See also Cindy ( given name ) Notes Jump up ^ Pannen, p. 96. References Pannen, Imke, When the Bad Bleeds : Mantic Elements in English Renaissance Revenge Tragedy Volume 3 of Representations & Reflections ; V&R unipress GmbH, 2010. ISBN 9783899716405 This page or section lists people that share the same given name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change that link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cynthia&oldid=824855331 '' Categories : Given names Feminine given names Greek feminine given names English feminine given names Arabic feminine given names Spanish feminine given names Dutch feminine given names Portuguese feminine given names Hidden categories : All set index articles Talk Contents About Wikipedia Deutsch Español Français Magyar Nederlands 日本 語 Norsk Polski Português Русский Simple English Slovenščina Suomi Svenska 中文 Edit links This page was last edited on 9 February 2018, at 22 : 40. About Wikipedia

Question: what is the origin of the name cynthia
Answer: Greek