🔥Cynthia

Greek

"moon goddess or, woman from Kynthos"

Cynthia Origin and Meaning

The name Cynthia is a girl's name of Greek origin meaning "moon goddess or, woman from Kynthos".

Cynthia is an attractive name -- in classical mythology an epithet for Artemis or Diana -- that was so overexposed in the middle of the twentieth century, along with its nickname Cindy, that it fell into a period of benign neglect, but now is ripe for reconsideration in its full form.

A favorite of Elizabethan poets, Cynthia was first used in the English-speaking world during the Classical period, from the late sixteenth to the eighteenth century. Some English writers used the name to denote Queen Elizabeth I as a virgin moon goddess; Ben Jonson's allegorical comedy Cynthia's Revels features her as the main character.

Cynthia always qualifies as a nature name. Two-flowered cynthia is a yellow wildflower in the aster family.
One of Elizabeth Taylor's first grownup roles was as the young lead of the 1947 film Cynthia, and Cynthias have popped up in a number of movies since, including Magnolia, Secrets & Lies, and First Wives Club -- and there is a mortal named Cynthia in the Twilight series.

Notable namesakes include ballerina Cynthia Gregory, writer Cynthia Ozick, actress Cynthia Nixon, and designer Cynthia Rowley. Both Cyndi Lauper and Cindy Crawford were born Cynthia.

A more modern, Cindy-avoiding nickname is Thea, and an attractive Italian form is Cinzia (CHIN-zia).

Cynthia Rank in US Top 1000

# 873 in the US

Cynthia Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 348 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Cynthia

• 873 US 2023
• 348 Nameberry 2025

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Famous People Named Cynthia

• Cynthia Weil American songwriter
• Cynthia Ann McKinney U.S. Congresswoman from Georgia and Green Party presidential candidate
• Cynthia "Cyn" Santana American model and reality TV personality ("Love & Hip Hop")
• Cynthia Bailey American reality TV personality ("Real Housewives of Atlanta")
• Cynthia DeFelice American novelist
• Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney American author
• (Cynthia) Jane Fellowes sister of Princess Diana
• Cynthia Erivo British Broadway actress
• Cynthia Dawn "Cindy" Margolis American actress and model
• Cynthia "Cindy" Morris Sherman American photographer & director
• Cynthia Jane "Cindy" Williams American actress
• Cynthia Ann "Cindy" Birdsong American singer of The Supremes
• Cynthia Ellen Nixon American actress
• Cynthia Rylant American novelist
• Cynthia Ozick American novelist
• Cynthia Watros American actress
• Cynthia Dorn Scottish,born American actress
• Cynthia Powell Lennon artist and first wife of musician John Lennon
• Cynthia Michele Watros American actress
• Cynthia "Cyndi" Lauper American singer
• Cynthia "Cindy" Crawford American supermodel
• Cynthia Lynn Daniel American actress; twin sister Brittany Daniel
• Cynthia Geary American actress
• Cynthia Lynne Cooper Dyke, American basketball player
• Cynthia Menard Miss World Canada 2017

The name Cynthia in Pop Culture

• Cynthia "Cindy" Brady character on The Brady Bunch
• Cynthia doll on animated series "Rugrats"
• Cynthia "Cindy" Heller main character in movie "Blue Valentine"
• Cynthia mother of Marvel Comics' Doctor Doom
• Cynthia Miller character on TV series "Call the Midwife"
• Cynthia Sinnoh Champion in the Pokemon video games
• Cynthia Delano Banek character in movie "Changing Lanes"
• Cynthia A character from the game "Fire emblem Awakening"
• Cynthia character in Freeform's "Recovery Road"
• Cynthia Reynolds aka Gypsy character on TV's "The Flash"
• Cynthia Brandt character in the webcomic "Riverside Extras" by Miri Chamberlain

International Variations of the name Cynthia

• Cinta Spanish
• Cinzia Italian
• Kynthia Greek
• Cintia Portuguese