Artichoke; thistle
Derived from the Greek word 'kynara', referring to the artichoke or thistle plant. In Greek mythology, Cynara was a beautiful woman transformed into the first artichoke by Zeus after she rejected him. The name gained literary recognition through Ernest Dowson's famous 19th-century poem.
Less common today
Cynara isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #13,260 in 1999.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
The subject of the poem 'Non Sum Qualis Eram Bonae sub Regno Cynarae' · Poems by Ernest Dowson
A character in the film 'A Song to Remember' · A Song to Remember
