The baby name Kynthia is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced KIN-thee-uh (IPA: /ˈkɪnθiə/).
Kynthia is Greek in Origin.
The baby name Kynthia is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced KIN-thee-uh (IPA: /ˈkɪnθiə/).
Kynthia is Greek in Origin.
From Ancient Greek Κυνθία (Kynthía), Kynthia means "woman of Kynthos," referencing Mount Kynthos on Delos, the mythic birthplace of Artemis and Apollo. As an epithet of Artemis, it carries lunar, chaste, and huntress associations. The name stems from the toponym Kynthos + the feminine suffix -ia, and is the Hellenic counterpart of the Latinized Cynthia.
In antiquity Kynthia/Cynthia appears in inscriptions and literature as a title and personal name; the Latin form Cynthia later flourished in Renaissance and Elizabethan poetry (notably in John Lyly's Endymion and in Spenser's works as an allegory for Queen Elizabeth I), which propelled its English use. Kynthia remains the closer Greek-based spelling, used in modern Greece and the diaspora but rare elsewhere. International variants include Cynthia (English), Cíntia (Portuguese), Cintia (Spanish), and Cinzia (Italian); Greek Κυνθία/Kynthía is the native form.
Kynthia is about as rare as a name gets. In all, it appears just 13 times, across 6 countries.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CY | 0 | #60 | 1 | 1,632 | |
| GR | 0 | #135 | 1 | 3,911 | |
| GR | Girls | 0 | #248 | 2 | 6,293 |
| MX | 0 | #444 | 2 | 8,339 | |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #596 | 2 | 20,968 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #650 | 1 | 16,104 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,236 | 1 | 25,928 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,265 | 3 | 17,781 |
Kynthia is popular in 6 countries — most recent births per country:
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