Editing Cynthia (section)

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{{Infobox given name
| name           = Cynthia
| image          = William Strang portrait Cynthia 1917.jpg
| image_size     =
| caption        = ''Cynthia'', a 1917 portrait by [[William Strang]].
| pronunciation  =   {{IPAc-en|lang|ˈ|s|ɪ|n|θ|iː|ə}}
| gender         = Female
| meaning        = “From [[Cynthus|Mount Cynthus]]”
| region         =
| origin         = [[Greek language|Greek]]
| related names  = [[Cindy (given name)|Cindy]], Cyn, Cyndi, Cyndy, Cindi, Cinthia, Cintia, Cinta,
Cinzia, Cyndia, Cynthya, Cinny, Cinthya

}}

'''Cynthia''' is a feminine [[given name]] of [[Greek language|Greek]] origin: {{lang|grc|Κυνθία}}, {{Transliteration|grc|Kynthía}}, "from Mount [[Cynthus]]" on the island of [[Delos]]. The name has been in use in the [[Anglosphere]] since the 17th century.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Hanks|first1= Patrick| last2=Hardcastle|first2=Kate |last3=Hodges| first3=Flavia| author-link= |date= 2006|title= Oxford Dictionary of First Names|url= |location= |publisher=Oxford University Press |page=66 |isbn= 0-19-861060-2}}</ref> There are various spellings for this name, and it can be abbreviated to [[Cindy (given name)|Cindy]], Cyndi, Cyndy, Cinny, or occasionally to [[Thea (name)|Thea]], [[Tia (name)|Tia]], or Thia.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://nameberry.com/babyname/cynthia |title=Cynthia|first=|last=|website=Nameberry.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web
 | url = https://appellationmountain.net/name-of-the-day-cynthia/
 | title = Name of the Day: Cynthia
 | last =Sandel
 | first = Abby
 | date = 27 April 2009
 | website = appellation.net
 | publisher = Appellation Mountain(blog)
 | access-date = 19 June 2022
 | quote = }}</ref>

Cynthia was originally an [[epithet]] of the Greek goddess [[Artemis]], who according to legend was born on Mount [[Cynthus]] on Delos. [[Selene]], the Greek personification of the moon, and the Roman [[Diana (mythology)|Diana]] were also sometimes called "Cynthia".<ref>Pannen, [https://books.google.com/books?id=37CPbHwqPjwC&pg=PA96 p. 96].</ref> In Ancient Roman literature 'Cynthia' is the name of [[Propertius]]' love.