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[Facts] Cindy in greek

by Denise (guest)

2/19/2003, 2:01 PM

My friend's first name is Cindy. She's greek and I'd like to find out what the greek name for Cindy is. Could it be Artemisia?

Thanks.

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- Pavlos (guest) +2

2/20/2003, 2:07 AM

OK, here's the scoop.
Cindy is indeed short for Cynthia (Kynthia in Greek). Kynthia means "woman from Kynthos", a mountain on the island of Delos (birthplace of the goddess Artemis and the god Apollo).
Kynthia was used as an epithet of Artemis (Diana) and Kynthios ("man from Kynthos") was used for Apollo.
So Kynthia, Artemis, Artemisia and Apollonia are all valid Greek Cindy counterparts!
To come to Ivayla's point: 'though Kynthia *is* a Greek name, it is quite rarely used nowadays in Greece. Artemis however is quite popular. Artemisia and Apollonia somewhat less frequently encountered :)

- Denise (guest) +1

2/20/2003, 12:04 PM

Thank you Pavlos. :)

- Pavlos (guest)

2/21/2003, 3:34 AM

Youre welcome :)

- Ivayla (guest) +4

2/19/2003, 4:10 PM

Isn't Cindy a pet form of Cynthia, which IS Greek?

- Denise (guest)

2/19/2003, 8:11 PM

Thanks, Ivayla for your help. :)

- Denise (guest) +2

2/19/2003, 4:30 PM

I was told Cynthia isn't a greek name. Could Artemisia be the the greek name for Cynthia? I'm really confused! LOL

- Ivayla (guest) +1

2/19/2003, 7:08 PM

Define Greek...

As one of my professors would ask - how do you operationally define "a Greek name"? If you mean one that is of Greek origin, then Cynthia is what you need. If you want a name that is currently used in Greece, I would suggest asking Pavlos :)

- Denise (guest)

2/19/2003, 8:10 PM

Paging Pavlos

I'm looking for the name currently used in greek for Cynthia!
Do you have any idea?

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