Cynthia is from the Greek Kynthia — "woman of Mount Cynthus," the mountain on Delos where Artemis was born. **An epithet of Artemis, the Greek moon-goddess, used by Roman poets including Propertius for his beloved**. **A top-10 US baby name from 1957 to 1963, peaking at #7 in 1958 and 1959**. **Cynthia Nixon (born 1966)** — American actress and politician; played Miranda in *Sex and the City*; 2018 NY gubernatorial candidate. **Cynthia Erivo (born 1987)** — British actress; Tony, Grammy, Emmy winner; one Oscar nomination away from EGOT.
Featured in Propertius's *Elegies* (the poet's beloved was Cynthia).
Cynthia reduces to six — the number of moon-goddess.