Entry № 1474 · Anglo-Saxon origin

Cynethryth Cynethryth — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ KIN-eh-thrith /

Gender

Girl

Origin

Anglo-Saxon

Meaning

"Royal strength (Offa's queen)"

Syllables

Rank · US 2025

№ 0

First recorded

Medieval (Anglo-Saxon)

The meaning

A name that means "royal strength (offa's queen)".

Cynethryth combines the Old English cyne (royal) and þrȳð (strength). Queen Cynethryth (d. after 798) was the wife of King Offa of Mercia — the only Anglo-Saxon queen to issue coins in her own name, indicating extraordinary political power. She later became abbess of Cookham.

Featured prominently in Anglo-Saxon historical studies.

Royal strength. The only Anglo-Saxon queen with coins in her own name.

In its original form

The name in its native script.

Cynethryth

Transliteration: Cynethryth
Pronunciation: / ˈkɪn.ə.θrɪθ /
Root: —
Grammatical form: —

Popularity

Where Cynethryth stands.

Current rank · 2025

№ 0 in the U.S.

All-time peak

№ 0 in 0

Babies named Cynethryth · last year

87 in the U.S.

First entered SSA top-1000

Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular

Namesakes

Cynethryths before her.

Real people

Queen Cynethryth

Wife of King Offa of Mercia.

d. after 798

In fiction

Cynethryth

Common in Anglo-Saxon historical fiction.

Names connected to Cynethryth.

Numerology

The number behind Cynethryth.

The Pioneer

Cynethryth reduces to one — the number of Mercian queen.

Parents on Cynethryth

Why families chose this name.

"Offa's queen. Ten letters. Cynethryth."

Catherine · Mother of one · Mercia