Cindy (given name)

Cindy
Pronunciation	/ˈsɪndi/ SYN-dee
Gender	Female
Origin
Meaning	"from Cynthus" (Cynthia) or "light" (Lucinda)
Other names
Alternative spelling	Cindee, Cyndee, Syndee, Sindee, Sindi, Syndi, Syndy, Cindi, Cyndi, Cyndy, Sindy, Cinny
Related names	Cynthia, Lucinda, Lucia, Lucy

Cindy is a feminine given name. Originally diminutive (or hypocorism) of Cynthia, Lucinda or Cinderella, it is also commonly used as a name on its own right. The name can also be spelled as Cindee, Cyndee, Syndee, Sindee, Sindi, Syndi, Syndy, Cindi, Cyndi, Cyndy, Cinny and Sindy. From 1953 to 1973 it was among top 100 most common female given names.^[1]^[2]

People

Cindy

Cindy Adams (born 1930), American gossip columnist
Cindy Amaiza, Kenyan HIV/AIDS activist
Cindy Bass (born 1967), American politician
Cindy Birdsong (born 1939), American singer
Cindy Bishop (born 1978), Thai model, actress, beauty pageant titleholder and activist
Cindy Blackman Santana (born 1959), American drummer
Cindy Bortz, American figure skater, 1987 world junior champion
Cindy Bouque (born 1975), Belgian female shooter
Cindy Breakspeare (born 1954), Jamaican model
Cindy Carquillat (born 1986), Swiss figure skater
Cindy Chupack, American screenwriter and film director
Cindy Crawford (born 1966), American model
Cindy Dandois (born 1984), Belgian mixed martial artist
Cindy Davis (born 1977), American bicycle motocross racer
Cindy Estrada, American trade union leader
Cindy Golding (born 1952), American politician and businesswoman
Cindy Greiner (born 1957), American heptathlete and long jumper
Cindy Herron (born 1961), American singer and actress
Cindy Hyde-Smith (born 1959), American politician
Cindy Jackson (born 1957), American aesthetic consultant, author and television personality
Cindy Jaynes (born 1959), American rear admiral
Cindy Jebb, United States Army brigadier general
Cindy Klassen (born 1979), Canadian speed skater
Cindy Kleine, American film director, producer and video artist
Cindy Kurleto, Austrian model, actress, and a former MTV VJ
Cindy Margolis (born 1965), American glamour spokesmodel and actress
Cindy May McGuire (born 1996), Indonesian beauty pageant titleholder
Cindy McCain (born 1954), American businesswoman
Cindy Meehl, American documentary filmmaker and director
Cindy Miles, Canadian politician
Cindy Nelson (born 1955), American alpine ski racer
Cindy Ninos (born 1972), Greek skeleton racer
Cindy Noble (born 1958), American basketball player
Cindy O'Callaghan (born 1956), British actress
Cindy Parlow Cone (born 1978), American former soccer player and head coach
Cindy Pieters (born 1976), Belgian racing cyclist
Cindy Robinson (born 1973), American voice actress
Cindy Rondón (born 1988), Dominican volleyball player
Cindy Sampson (born 1978), Canadian film and television actress
Cindy Sheehan (born 1957), American anti-war activist
Cindy Shelley (born 1960), British actress
Cindy Sherman (born 1954), American photographer and film director
Cindy Silvestre (born 1993), French kickboxer
Cindy Valentine, Italian born Canadian singer and actress
Cindy Vela (born 1979), American actress and model
Cindy Walker (1918–2006), American songwriter, singer and dancer
Cindy Whitehead (born 1962), American skateboarder
Cindy Williams (1947–2023), American actress
Cindy Wilson (born 1957), American singer
Cindy Yen (born 1986), Taiwanese actress

Cindi

Cindi Cain, Canadian country music singer
Cindi Katz (born 1954), American geographer and CUNY Graduate Center professor
Cindi Leive (born 1967), American journalist and writer, Editor in Chief of Glamour magazine
Cindi Love, American entrepreneur and businessperson

Cyndi

Cyndi Almouzni (born 1984), French pop singer also known as Cherie
Cyndi Grecco (born 1952), American singer
Cyndi Lauper (born 1953), American singer-songwriter and actress
Cyndi Wang (born 1982), Taiwanese pop singer and actress
Cynthia Wood (born 1950), American model and actress, 1974 Playboy Playmate of the Year

Cyndy

Cyndy Brucato (born 1951), American journalist and former news anchor
Cyndy Garvey (born 1949), American TV personality and former wife of baseball player Steve Garvey
Cyndy Violette (born 1959), American professional poker player

Fictional characters

Cindy in Commando
Cindy, short name for Cinderella in 1978 television film Cindy
Cindy Beale, a fictional character in the British soap opera EastEnders
Cindy Bear in Hanna-Barbera cartoons
Cindy Brady in TV show The Brady Bunch
Cindy Collins, a.k.a. Princess, in the live-action film Zoom
Cindy Cunningham in the British soap opera Hollyoaks
Cindy Decker in a series of mystery novels by Faye Kellerman
Cindy Snow in Three's Company
Cindy Vortex in The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius
Cindy Lou Who in Dr. Seuss' book How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
Cindy Turner is the wife of Gregory Turner, and mother of Derek and Jeanette Turner in Freeform's 2021 miniseries Cruel Summer
Cindy Moon, aka Silk from Marvel Comics

Names with a similar meaning

Other names also meaning "light":

References

^ Alhaug, Gulbrand (2011). 10 001 navn : norsk fornavnleksikon (in Norwegian Bokmål). Oslo: Cappelen Damm. p. 79. ISBN 9788202241841. OCLC 781319342.
^ Kruken, Kristoffer; Ola Stemshaug (2013). Norsk personnamnleksikon (in Norwegian Nynorsk) (3rd ed.). Oslo: Norsk Samlaget. p. 106. ISBN 9788252173680. OCLC 873402811.

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[1] Alhaug, Gulbrand (2011). 10 001 navn : norsk fornavnleksikon (in Norwegian Bokmål). Oslo: Cappelen Damm. p. 79. ISBN 9788202241841. OCLC 781319342.

[:0-2] Kruken, Kristoffer; Ola Stemshaug (2013). Norsk personnamnleksikon (in Norwegian Nynorsk) (3rd ed.). Oslo: Norsk Samlaget. p. 106. ISBN 9788252173680. OCLC 873402811.

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