Does any one know the origin and meaning of this name??

Question

cynthia. can anyone help me?

Answer 1

Cynthia - The name Cynthia is a baby girl name. The name Cynthia comes from the Greek origin. In Greek the meaning of the name Cynthia is: Moon.

Answer 2

The name Cynthia comes from the name of the Greek island that your other answers have told you.  Here's an article about the name that will tell you more specifics about its origin, as well as popularity info, name variants, etc.

http://wiki.name.com/en/Cynthia

Answer 3

CYNTHIA

Gender: Feminine

Usage: English, Greek Mythology (Latinized)

Pronounced: SIN-thee-ə (English)   [key]

Latinized form of Greek Κυνθια (Kynthia) which means "woman from Kynthos". This was an epithet of the Greek moon goddess Artemis, given because Kynthos was the mountain on Delos on which she and her twin brother Apollo were born. It was not used as a given name until the Renaissance, and it did not become common in the English-speaking world until the 19th century