Cynthia
Americannoun
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Artemis: so called from her birth on Mt. Cynthus, on Delos.
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Literary. the moon, the emblem of Artemis.
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a female given name.
noun
Example Sentences
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My wife, Cynthia, a hiker, had traveled with Shelley and Dave on a trip last year through the Grand Canyon.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026
Earlier this year Cynthia and our daughter, Madi, traveled with them on a hike through the Sacred Valley in Peru.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026
"Pollution does not stay where it is made, it travels," said Cynthia Moyo, a climate campaigner at Greenpeace.
From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026
Born Cynthia Philisiwe Shange on 27 July, 1949, she rose to prominence in the 1970s when she represented South Africa at the Miss World pageant.
From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026
Her own daughter, Cynthia, is never far from her mind.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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