Cinthia as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Cinthia

What is the meaning of the name Cinthia ?

The baby name Cinthia is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈsɪnθiə/ (SIN-thee-uh).

Cinthia is Greek in Origin.

Cinthia is a modern spelling variant of Cynthia, ultimately from Greek Kynthia, an epithet of Artemis (and later Apollo) meaning “woman from Kynthos,” the hill on Delos. By mythic association it carries lunar, radiant, and chaste connotations. The form Cinthia reflects Iberian influence: Portuguese Cíntia and Spanish Cintia are widespread, and the inserted h aligns it with the English Cynthia while preserving Latin American and European usage.

In English, Cynthia gained currency during the Renaissance as a poetic name for the moon goddess, appearing with Edmund Spenser and in Ben Jonson’s “Cynthia’s Revels,” and it surged in the mid‑20th century in the United States. Cinthia is rarer but well established in Latin America and among bilingual families. Related forms include Cynthia, Cíntia, Cintia, Cinzia (Italian), and Kynthia (Greek). Diminutives and nicknames include Cindy, Cindi, Cinda, Cyn, and, in Romance contexts, Tía/Thia.