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given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a ...
. Originally
diminutive A diminutive is a root word that has been modified to convey a slighter degree of its root meaning, either to convey the smallness of the object or quality named, or to convey a sense of intimacy or endearment. A ( abbreviated ) is a word-form ...
(or
hypocorism A hypocorism ( or ; from Ancient Greek: (), from (), 'to call by pet names', sometimes also ''hypocoristic'') or pet name is a name used to show affection for a person. It may be a diminutive form of a person's name, such as '' Izzy'' fo ...
) 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

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Cindy Amaiza Cindy Amaiza is a Kenyan HIV/AIDS activist. She is a student living in Nairobi. She is associated with Partnership to Inspire, Transform, and Connect the HIV response (PITCH) partner organization Ambassador for Youth and Adolescent Reproductive ...
, Kenyan HIV/AIDS activist * Akino "Cindy" Kawamitsu (born 1989), American-born Japanese singer *
Cindy Bass Cindy M. Bass (born November 4, 1967) is a Democratic politician and member of the City Council of Philadelphia. Personal life Bass grew up in North Philadelphia and graduated from Parkway-Northwest High School and Temple University. She serve ...
(born 1967), American politician *
Cindy Birdsong Cynthia Ann Birdsong (born December 15, 1939) is an American singer who became famous as a member of The Supremes in 1967, when she replaced co-founding member Florence Ballard. Birdsong had previously been a member of Patti LaBelle & The Blu ...
(born 1939), American singer and songwriter *
Cindy Bishop Cynthia Carmen Burbridge-Bishop ( th, ซินเธีย คาร์เมน เบอร์บริดจ์-บิชอพ; born December 30, 1978) or Sirinya Burbridge ( th, สิรินยา เบอร์บริดจ์), is ...
(born 1978), Thai model, actress, TV personality and entrepreneur *
Cindy Blackman Santana Cindy Blackman Santana (born November 18, 1959), sometimes known as Cindy Blackman, is an American jazz and rock drummer. Blackman has recorded several jazz albums as a bandleader and has performed with Pharoah Sanders, Sonny Simmons, Ron Carter ...
(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 and partner of the reggae musician Robert Marley * Cindy Carquillat (born 1986), Swiss figure skater * Cindy Chupack, American screenwriter and film director *
Cindy Crawford Cynthia Ann Crawford (born February 20, 1966) is an American model, actress and television personality. During the 1980s and 1990s, she was among the most popular supermodels and a ubiquitous presence on magazine covers, runways, as well as fash ...
(born 1966), American model * Cindy Dandois (born 1984), Belgian mixed martial artist *
Cindy Davis Cindy Davis (born January 1977 from Atwater, California, United States) is a retired professional American Bicycle Motocross (BMX) racer whose prime competitive years were from (1988–1998). She was the first woman to win five American Bicycle ...
(born 1977), American bicycle motocross (BMX) racer *
Cindy Greiner Cynthia Greiner (née Suggs, born February 15, 1957, in San Diego, California) is a retired female heptathlete and long jumper from the United States, who won the gold medal at the 1987 Pan American Games in Indianapolis, United States. She is a ...
(born 1957), American heptathlete and long jumper * Cindy Herron (born 1961), American singer, songwriter, model and actress *
Cindy Hyde-Smith Cindy Hyde-Smith (née Hyde; born May 10, 1959) is an American politician serving as the junior United States senator from Mississippi since 2018. A member of the Republican Party, she was previously the Mississippi Commissioner of Agriculture ...
(born 1959), American politician serving as the junior United States senator from Mississippi * Cindy Jackson (born 1957), American singer, record holder for cosmetic surgery * Cindy Jaynes (born 1959), American rear admiral * Cindy Jebb, United States Army brigadier general who currently serves as the 14th dean of the
United States Military Academy The United States Military Academy (USMA), also known Metonymy, metonymically as West Point or simply as Army, is a United States service academies, United States service academy in West Point, New York. It was originally established as a f ...
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Cindy Klassen Cindy Klassen, (born August 12, 1979) is a Canadian retired long track speed skater. She is a six-time medallist having achieved one gold, two silver, three bronze at the Winter Olympics. She is the only Canadian Olympian to win five medals in ...
(born 1979), Canadian speed skater *
Cindy Kleine Cindy Kleine is an American film director, producer and video artist. She grew up on Long Island. In 2000, she married actor and filmmaker Andre Gregory. Kleine's 2013 documentary '' Andre Gregory: Before and After Dinner'' is about him. It was ...
, American film director, producer and video artist * Cindy Kurleto, Austrian model, actress, and a former MTV VJ in the Philippines * Cindy May McGuire (born 1996), Indonesian beauty pageant titleholder * Cindy McCain (born 1954), American businesswoman, wife of US Senator John McCain *
Cindy Meehl Cindy Meehl is an American documentary filmmaker. Her first film, '' Buck'', was released on June 17, 2011, after a successful set of showings at U.S. film festivals including the 2011 Sundance Film Festival. Biography Early life Cindy Meehl st ...
, American documentary filmmaker and director * Cindy Nelson (born 1955), American alpine ski racer * Cindy Ninos (born 1972), Greek skeleton racer *
Cindy Noble Cindy Jo Noble (born November 14, 1958) is an American basketball player who competed for the United States in the 1984 Summer Olympics. In the 1984 Summer Olympics the U.S. women's basketball team won a gold medal. Noble was inducted into the ...
(born 1958), American basketball player *
Cindy O'Callaghan Cindy O'Callaghan is an Irish psychologist and former actress. Her acting career began in her adolescence, when she was chosen to play the part of Carrie Rawlins in the Disney feature film ''Bedknobs and Broomsticks'' in 1971. She has appeared i ...
(born 1956), British actress *
Cindy Parlow Cone Cynthia Marie Parlow Cone (; born May 8, 1978) is an American soccer executive and president of the United States Soccer Federation. A former professional soccer player, she is a two-time Olympic Gold medalist and 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup cha ...
(born 1978), American former soccer player and head coach *
Cindy Pieters Cindy Pieters (born 24 January 1976 in Veurne, Belgium) is a professional racing cyclist, who specialized in one day races She competed in the women's individual road race at the 2000 Summer Olympics. Palmarès ;1999 :1st Belgian National ...
(born 1976), Belgian racing cyclist * Cindy Robinson (born 1973), American voice actress * Cindy Rondón (born 1988), Dominican volleyball player *
Cindy Sampson Cindy Marie Sampson (born May 27, 1978) is a Canadian director and actress (film and television). She is known for her role in the Canadian television series '' Private Eyes''. Biography Sampson was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada on Ma ...
(born 1978), Canadian film and television actress * Cindy Sanyu (born 1985), Ugandan musician *
Cindy Sheehan Cindy Lee Sheehan ( Miller; born July 10, 1957) is an American anti-war activist,Geraghty, Jim (2011-05-02)Cindy Sheehan: ‘If you believe the newest death of OBL, you’re stupid.’''National Review''. Retrieved May 2, 2011. whose son, U.S. Arm ...
(born 1957), American anti-war activist *
Cindy Shelley Cynthia Shelley (born 23 March 1960 in Barnet, Hertfordshire) is an English actress, known for her roles in two BBC television dramas of the 1980s: Alice Courtenay in '' Tenko'' and Abby Urquhart in ''Howards' Way''. Career Shelley made her tele ...
(born 1960), British actress *
Cindy Sherman Cynthia Morris Sherman (born January 19, 1954) is an American artist whose work consists primarily of photographic self-portraits, depicting herself in many different contexts and as various imagined characters. Her breakthrough work is often co ...
(born 1954), American photographer and film director * Cindy Silvestre (born 1993), French kickboxer *
Cindy Valentine Cindy Valentine (Valentine Cinzia Leone) is an Italian-born composer, producer, actress and performing artist, raised in Toronto, Ontario, Canada who is now a U.S. citizen, residing primarily in New York, New York. Valentine hit the ''Billboard ...
, Italian born Canadian singer and actress * Cindy Vela (born 1979), American actress, model, and saxophonist * Cindy Walker (1918–2006), American songwriter, singer and dancer *
Cindy Whitehead Cindy Whitehead (born June 15, 1962) is an American professional skateboarder and activist. A pioneer of vertical skateboarding, she was inducted into the Skateboarding Hall of Fame in 2016. She is married to photographer Ian R. Logan. Skate ...
(born 1962), American skateboarder *
Cindy Williams Cynthia Jane Williams (born August 22, 1947) is an American actress and producer, known for her role as Shirley Feeney on the television sitcom ''Happy Days'' (1975–1979), and ''Laverne & Shirley'' (1976–1982). Early life Williams was bo ...
(born 1947), American actress *
Cindy Wilson Cynthia Leigh Wilson (born February 28, 1957) is an American musician and one of the vocalists, songwriters and founding members of new wave rock band the B-52's. She is noted for her distinctive contralto voice and also plays percussion during ...
(born 1957), American singer with The B-52s *
Cindy Yen Cindy Yen (), born as Cindy Wu ( on November 14, 1986 is a Taiwanese-American singer, songwriter, actress, composer and producer. She was the first artist to be signed to JR Yang and Jay Chou's company, JVR Music, in 2009, when the company was ...
(born 1986), Taiwanese actress


Cindi

* Cindi Cain, Canadian country music singer *
Cindi Katz Cindi Katz (born 1954 in New York City), a geographer, is Professor in Environmental Psychology, Earth and Environmental Sciences, American Studies, and Women's Studies at the CUNY Graduate Center. Her work concerns social reproduction and the pro ...
(born 1954), American geographer and CUNY Graduate Center professor *
Cindi Leive Cynthia Leive ( ; born January 21, 1967) is a journalist, media leader and advocate for women. A cultural critic, she is the former editor-in-chief of both '' Glamour'' and ''Self'' magazines, and the author or producer of numerous books including ...
(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 Cyndi Grecco (born May 19, 1952) is an American singer best-known for performing the theme tune to the popular 1970s American television show ''Laverne & Shirley''. The theme to ''Laverne & Shirley'' was titled " Making Our Dreams Come True," in ...
(born 1952), American singer *
Cyndi Lauper Cynthia Ann Stephanie Lauper Thornton (born June 22, 1953) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and activist. Her career has spanned over 40 years. Her album ''She's So Unusual'' (1983) was the first debut album by a female artist to achi ...
(born 1953), American singer-songwriter and actress *
Cyndi Wang Cyndi Wang Hsin-ling (; born 5 September 1982) is a Taiwanese singer and actress. Wang debuted her musical career as she released her debut album, ''Begin...'' (2003). Besides her musical career, Wang has starred in many TV dramas, including ' ...
(born 1982), Taiwanese pop singer and actress *
Cynthia Wood Cynthia Lynn Wood (born September 25, 1950) is an American model and actress. She was born in Burbank, California. She was chosen as ''Playboy'' magazine's Playmate of the Month in February 1973, and the 1974 Playmate of the Year. Her centerfold w ...
(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 Cyndy Garvey (née Cynthia Truhan) (born July 16, 1949, Detroit, Michigan) is an American television personality and former wife of baseball player Steve Garvey. Career Cyndy Garvey replaced Sarah Purcell as Regis Philbin's co-host of the local n ...
(born 1949), American TV personality and former wife of baseball player Steve Garvey *
Cyndy Violette Cyndy Violette (born August 19, 1959 in Queens, New York) is an American professional poker player who won a World Series of Poker bracelet in 2004. Background Violette often played poker with family members as a child. Her family relocated t ...
(born 1959), American professional poker player


Fictional characters

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'' * Cindy, short name for
Cinderella "Cinderella",; french: link=no, Cendrillon; german: link=no, Aschenputtel) or "The Little Glass Slipper", is a folk tale with thousands of variants throughout the world.Dundes, Alan. Cinderella, a Casebook. Madison, Wis: University of Wisconsi ...
in 1978 television film ''Cindy'' *
Cindy Bear Cindy Bear is a cartoon character created by Hanna-Barbera Productions. She is one of the primary supporting characters of the Yogi Bear franchise as well as a regular in the stable of frequently appearing Hanna-Barbera animated personalities. C ...
in Hanna-Barbera cartoons * Cindy Brady in TV show ''
The Brady Bunch ''The Brady Bunch'' is an American sitcom created by Sherwood Schwartz that aired from September 26, 1969, to March 8, 1974, on ABC. The series revolves around a large blended family with six children. The show aired for five seasons and, afte ...
'' * Cindy Collins, a.k.a. Princess, in the live-action film '' Zoom'' *
Cindy Cunningham Cindy Cunningham (also Savage, Longford and Hutchinson) is a fictional character from the British soap opera ''Hollyoaks'', played by Stephanie Waring. She made her first on-screen appearance on 4 December 1995, then played by Laura Crossley, as ...
in the British soap opera ''
Hollyoaks ''Hollyoaks'' is a British soap opera which began airing on Channel 4 on 23 October 1995. It was created by Phil Redmond, who had previously conceived the soap opera '' Brookside''. Since 2005, episodes have been aired on sister channel E4 a ...
'' * Cindy Decker (later known as ''Cindy Decker Kutiel'') in a series of mystery novels by
Faye Kellerman Faye Marder Kellerman (born July 31, 1952) is an American writer of mystery novels, in particular the " Peter Decker/ Rina Lazarus" series, as well as three nonseries books, ''The Quality of Mercy'', ''Moon Music'', and ''Straight into Darknes ...
* Cindy Snow in ''Three's Company'' *
Cindy Vortex This is a list of characters in the American film '' Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius'', the animated television series spin-off'' The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius'' and other media. Main characters Cast table Jimmy Neutron James Isaa ...
in The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius *
Cindy Lou Who ''How the Grinch Stole Christmas!'' is a Christmas children's story by Theodor "Dr. Seuss" Geisel written in rhymed verse with illustrations by the author. It follows the Grinch, a grouchy, solitary creature who tries to cancel Christmas by ste ...
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 Silk is a natural protein fiber, some forms of which can be woven into textiles. The protein fiber of silk is composed mainly of fibroin and is produced by certain insect larvae to form cocoons. The best-known silk is obtained from th ...
from
Marvel Comics Marvel Comics is an American comic book publisher and the flagship property of Marvel Entertainment, a divsion of The Walt Disney Company since September 1, 2009. Evolving from Timely Comics in 1939, ''Magazine Management/Atlas Comics'' in ...


See also

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Sindy Sindy is a British fashion doll created by Pedigree Dolls & Toys in 1963. A rival to Barbie, Sindy's wholesome look and range of fashions and accessories made her the best-selling toy in the United Kingdom in 1968 and 1970. After Marx Toys' ...
(doll) * Cindy (disambiguation) * Cindy-Lu Bailey, Australian Deaflympic swimmer


Names with a similar meaning

Other names also meaning "light": *
Robert The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of ''Hrōþ, Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory ...
* Albert * Herbert *
Humbert Humbert, Umbert or Humberto (Latinized ''Humbertus'') is a Germanic given name, from ''hun'' "warrior" and ''beraht'' "bright". It also came into use as a surname. Given name ;Royalty and Middle Ages * Emebert (died 710) * Humbert of Maroille ...
*
Bertrand Bertrand may refer to: Places * Bertrand, Missouri, US * Bertrand, Nebraska, US * Bertrand, New Brunswick, Canada * Bertrand Township, Michigan, US * Bertrand, Michigan * Bertrand, Virginia, US * Bertrand Creek, state of Washington * Saint-Ber ...
* Walter /
Walther Walther is a masculine given name and a surname. It is a German form of Walter, which is derived from the Old High German ''Walthari'', containing the elements ''wald'' -"power", "brightness" or "forest" and ''hari'' -"warrior". The name was fi ...
* Waldemar/ Vladimir * Adolf * Julian * Lucas / Luke /
Lucius Lucius ( el, Λούκιος ''Loukios''; ett, Luvcie) is a male given name derived from '' Lucius'' (abbreviated ''L.''), one of the small group of common Latin forenames ('' praenomina'') found in the culture of ancient Rome. Lucius derives from ...


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