cindy

IPA/sˈɪndi/
KK[sˈɪndi]IPA/sˈɪndiː/

cindy — noun

1. A first name for girls and women. It began as a short, friendly form of the long

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Definition

A first name for girls and women. It began as a short, friendly form of the longer names Lucinda or Cynthia, and is now widely used as a given name on its own.

Example

Cindy brought her dog to the park and played fetch for an hour.

subject with proper name in narrative context

Our neighbour Cindy grows tomatoes in her garden every summer.

role phrase + proper name as appositive

Usage Note

Cindy is an informal, affectionate-sounding name. It is used both as a childhood nickname and as an independent given name for adults. It was especially common in the United States from the 1950s through the 1970s.

Common Mistakes

Cindy is a verb meaning to call someone.
Cindy is a girl's name. You cannot use it as a verb.
Cindy is only a proper noun, never a verb or common noun.

Word family

Etymology

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Cindy started as a short, friendly nickname for the names Lucinda (from Latin lux 'light') and Cynthia (from Greek Kynthia, a name for the moon goddess Artemis, who was born on Mount Kynthos). Since the 1800s, Cindy has been used as a given name on its own, separate from those longer original names.