LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · femininefirst declension

Cynthia

Cynthia f (genitive Cynthiae)
Classical[ˈkyn.tʰi.a]Ecclesiastical[ˈt͡ʃin.ti.a]

Meaning

  1. feminineArtemis (Greek goddess) identified with Diana (Roman goddess)
  2. femininepoeticthe moon
  3. femininea female given name from Ancient Greek
  4. feminineDelos

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeCynthiaCynthiae
genitiveCynthiaeCynthiārum
dativeCynthiaeCynthiīs
accusativeCynthiamCynthiās
ablativeCynthiāCynthiīs
vocativeCynthiaCynthiae

Origins

Borrowed 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)); morphologically Cynthus (“Cynthus”) + -ia.

Descendants
  • EnglishCynthia
  • FrenchCynthia
  • ItalianCinzia
  • FrenchCynthiefrom Middle French Cynthie
  • PortugueseCíntia
  • SpanishCintia

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

Biography & mythologyCynthiaCynthia. and CY'NTHIUS (Κυνθία and Κύνθιος, surnames respectively of Artemis and Apollo, which they derived from mount Cynthus in the island of Delos,…

Quick answers

What does Cynthia mean in Latin?
Cynthia, a proper noun, means “Artemis (Greek goddess) identified with Diana (Roman goddess); the moon; a female given name from Ancient Greek”.
What is the genitive of Cynthia?
The genitive singular is Cynthiae. Cynthia is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce Cynthia?
In classical Latin, [ˈkyn.tʰi.a]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈt͡ʃin.ti.a].