Cinta as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Cinta

What is the meaning of the name Cinta ?

The baby name Cinta is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced Indonesian/Malay: /ˈtʃinta/ (CHEEN-tah); Spanish: /ˈθinta/ (THIN-tah, Spain) or /ˈsinta/ (SEEN-tah, Latin America).

Cinta is Indonesian, Malay in Origin.

Cinta spans two linguistic lineages. In Malay and Indonesian it is the everyday word for "love," widely adopted as a given name; the term descends from Sanskrit cintā, "thought/care," which shifted semantically to deep affection. In Catalan and Spanish, cinta means "ribbon/belt," from Latin cincta, past participle of cingere "to gird." In southern Catalonia, Cinta is closely tied to the Marian title Mare de Déu de la Cinta ("Our Lady of the Holy Girdle"), giving the name a devotional sense of protection and embrace.

Use is strongest in Indonesia and Catalonia. In Indonesia it rose in late-20th-century popularity and is chiefly feminine (notable bearer: actress-singer Cinta Laura). In Tortosa and nearby areas it appears in forms like Maria Cinta; the affectionate Catalan diminutive is Cinteta. Variants and cognates include Chinta, Tagalog Sinta ("beloved"), and in Spanish, sometimes a short form of Jacinta. Related but etymologically separate is Cíntia/Cynthia.