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Cindy (given Name)
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 and Sindy. From 1953 to 1973 it was among top 100 most common female given names. People Cindy * Cindy Amaiza, Kenyan HIV/AIDS activist * Akino "Cindy" Kawamitsu (born 1989), American-born Japanese singer * (born 1967 ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sidney (given Name)
Sidney (often shortened to Sid) is an English given name deriving from the surname, itself of two different derivations depending on the origins of the family. In some cases a place name, itself from Old English, meaning "wide water meadow", and in others from the French place name "St. Denis". Sidney became widely used as a given name in English speaking countries during the 19th century. It was popularised in the United States after the American Revolution due to admiration for the English politician Algernon Sidney as a martyr to royal tyranny;Karsten, Peter (1978) ''Patriot heroes in England and America: Political symbolism and changing values over three centuries'' University of Wisconsin Press, Madison since its peak in the 1910s it has declined steadily. ''Sydney'' is also a spelling variant of the name, whatever the gender, including ''Cydney'' and ''Cidney'' for a girl. Also, from the early 1990s and 2000s the name ''Sidney'' was itself a fashionable name given to girls. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |