Cinzia: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Cinzia – Meaning: of/from Mount Cynthus (epithet of Artemis) – Origin: Italian (from Ancient Greek via Latin) – Gender: Girl – Pronunciation: CHIN-tsyah


Cinzia is an Italian (from Ancient Greek via Latin) girl's name meaning “of/from Mount Cynthus (epithet of Artemis)”. It appears in our list of 175+ Baby Names That Mean Moon — Dreamy, Luminous, and Deeply Rooted.

Meaning & Origin of Cinzia

Meaning: Of/from Mount Cynthus (epithet of Artemis).

Origin: Italian (from Ancient Greek via Latin).

A common claim: moon goddess Actually: Cinzia is often glossed as 'moon goddess' because Artemis (via her Cynthia epithet) became linked to the moon, but the name itself literally means 'of/from Mount Cynthus', not 'moon' or 'goddess'.

Source: Wiktionary.

How to Pronounce Cinzia

Phonetic: CHIN-tsyah

Popularity of Cinzia

Cinzia doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.

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