Cynthia
[sin-thee-uh]
- Artemis: so called from her birth on Mt. Cynthus, on Delos.
- Literary. the moon, the emblem of Artemis.
- a female given name.
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Examples from the Web for cynthia
Contemporary Examples
In 2012, Sex and the City star Cynthia Nixon caused a stir when she told The New York Times that her lesbianism is a “choice.”
Walters's battle to put her abusive husband behind bars is the centerpiece of Cynthia Hill's documentary.
Meanwhile, Tony had married his college girlfriend, Cynthia Carrafa, a soap-opera actress and producer, and had started a family.
My wife at the time, Lauoreighiya Samcake, who plays Cynthia Morehouse (Wiig), was very adventurous in all matters sexual.
‘The Spoils of Babylon’: IFC’s Cheeky Miniseries Starring Will Ferrell, Kristen Wiig, and MoreMarlow Stern
January 9, 2014
Cynthia Ozick has called this peerless master of the short story “our Chekhov.”
Historical Examples
He signaled to Cynthia with his eyes for help in this argument.
ThoroughbredsW. A. Fraser
I'll need Cynthia, and perhaps you'd better wait, too, Gaynor.
ThoroughbredsW. A. Fraser
"Cynthia Courtown seems as lively as ever," said Miss Gusset.
Vivian GreyEarl of Beaconsfield, Benjamin Disraeli
Behind him, slow and stately as a woman of twice her years, came Cynthia.
The Tavern KnightRafael Sabatini
Even Cynthia smiled, whereat the Tavern Knight was driven to ponder.
The Tavern KnightRafael Sabatini
Cynthia
- another name for Artemis
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Word Origin and History for cynthia
Cynthia
fem. proper name, also "the Moon," from Latin Cynthia dea "the Cynthian goddess," epithet of Artemis/Diana, said to have been born on Mt. Cynthus on Delos.
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