Cindy is a feminine

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(or

hypocorism A hypocorism ( or ; from Ancient Greek ; 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'' for Isabel or ''Bob (given name), Bob'' fo ...

) of Cynthia, Lucinda or

Cinderella "Cinderella", or "The Little Glass Slipper", is a Folklore, folk tale with thousands of variants that are told throughout the world.Dundes, Alan. Cinderella, a Casebook. Madison, Wis: University of Wisconsin Press, 1988. The protagonist is a you ...

, 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.

People

Cindy

Cindy Adams Cynthia Heller Adams (born Cynthia I. First; December 25th, 1930), commonly known as Cindy Adams, is an American gossip columnist and writer. Adams is most notable for her decades of first-hand reporting on personalities from the worlds of ente ...

(born 1930), American gossip columnist * Cindy Amaiza, Kenyan HIV/AIDS activist * Cindy Bass (born 1967), American politician * Cindy Bennett, 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 Blue ...

(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 Chupack Cindy Chupack is a screenwriter and film director who has won three Golden Globes and two Emmys for her work as a writer/executive producer of HBO's ''Sex and the City'' and writer/co-executive producer of ABC's ''Modern Family''. Early years ...

, 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 Garrison (born 1972), outdoors guide * 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 Cindy Hyde-Smith (née Hyde; born May 10, 1959) is an American politician serving as the Seniority in the United States Senate, junior United States Senate, United States senator from Mississippi since 2018. A member of the Republican Party (Uni ...

(born 1959), American politician * Cindy Jackson (born 1957), American aesthetic consultant, author and television personality * Cindy James (1944–1989), Canadian formerly missing person * Cindy Jaynes (born 1959), American rear admiral * Cindy Jebb, United States Army brigadier general * Cindy Klassen (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 * Cindy Margolis (born 1965), American glamour spokesmodel and actress * Cindy May McGuire (born 1996), Indonesian beauty pageant titleholder *

Cindy McCain Cindy Lou McCain (; born May 20, 1954) is an American diplomat, businesswoman, and humanitarian who is the executive director of the World Food Programme. McCain previously served as List of ambassadors of the United States to the United Nation ...

(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 Cindy Marie Sampson (born May 27, 1978) is a Canadian director and actress (film actress, film and television actress, television). She is known for her role in the Canadian television series ''Private Eyes (TV series), Private Eyes''. Biogr ...

(born 1978), Canadian film and television actress * Cindy Sheehan (born 1957), American anti-war activist * Cindy Shelley (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, Italian born Canadian singer and actress * Cindy Vela (born 1979), American actress and model *

Cindy Walker Cindy Walker (July 20, 1917 – March 23, 2006) was an American songwriter, country music singer, and dancer. She wrote many popular and enduring songs recorded by many artists. She adopted a craftsman-like approach to her songwriting, ofte ...

(1918–2006), American songwriter, singer and dancer * Cindy Whitehead (born 1962), American skateboarder *

Cindy Williams Cynthia Jane Williams (August 22, 1947 – January 25, 2023) was an American actress. She is best known for her role as Shirley Feeney on the television sitcoms ''Happy Days'' (1975–1979), and ''Laverne & Shirley'' (1976–1982). She a ...

(1947–2023), 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 music, new wave rock band the B-52s. She is noted for her distinctive contralto voice and also plays per ...

(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 Cyndi Louise Almouzni (; born 10 October 1984), best known at the beginning of her music career in the United States as Cherie, is a French pop and dance music singer coming from Marseille. Her 2004 hit " I'm Ready" hit number one on the Hot D ...

(born 1984), French pop singer also known as Cherie * Cyndi Grecco (born 1952), American singer *

Cyndi Lauper Cynthia Ann Stephanie Lauper ( ; born June 22, 1953) is an American singer, songwriter and actress. Known for her distinctive image, featuring a variety of hair colors and eccentric clothing, and for her powerful four-octave vocal range;Jerome, ...

(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 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 ...

(born 1959), American professional poker player

Fictional characters

* Cindy in ''

Commando A commando is a combatant, or operative of an elite light infantry or special operations force, specially trained for carrying out raids and operating in small teams behind enemy lines. Originally, "a commando" was a type of combat unit, as oppo ...

'' * Cindy, short name for

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 ''The Brady Bunch'' is an American sitcom created by Sherwood Schwartz that aired five seasons from September 26, 1969, to March 8, 1974, on ABC. The series revolves around a large blended family of six children, with three boys and three gir ...

'' * Cindy Collins, a.k.a. Princess, in the live-action film '' Zoom'' * Cindy Cunningham in the British soap opera ''

Hollyoaks ''Hollyoaks'' is a British soap opera which originally began airing on Channel 4 on 23 October 1995. It was created by Phil Redmond, who had previously conceived the soap opera ''Brookside (TV series), Brookside''. From 2005 to 2023, episodes h ...

'' * Cindy Decker in a series of

mystery novel Mystery is a fiction genre where the nature of an event, usually a murder or other crime, remains mysterious until the end of the story. Often within a closed circle of suspects, each suspect is usually provided with a credible motive and a re ...

s by Faye Kellerman * Cindy Moon, aka

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from

Marvel Comics Marvel Comics is a New York City–based comic book publishing, publisher, a property of the Walt Disney Company since December 31, 2009, and a subsidiary of Disney Publishing Worldwide since March 2023. Marvel was founded in 1939 by Martin G ...

* Cindy Snow in ''Three's Company'' * Cindy Vortex in The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius * Cindy Walsh, character in ''

Beverly Hills, 90210 ''Beverly Hills, 90210'' (often referred to as ''90210'') is an American teen drama television series created by Darren Star and produced by Aaron Spelling via his production company Spelling Television. The series ran for 10 seasons on Fo ...

'' * Cindy Lou Who in Dr. Seuss' book ''

How the Grinch Stole Christmas! ''How the Grinch Stole Christmas!'' is a children's Christmas book by Theodor "Dr. Seuss" Geisel written in rhymed verse with illustrations by the author. It follows the Grinch, a green cranky, solitary creature who attempts to thwart the pu ...

'' * Cindy Turner is the wife of Gregory Turner, and mother of Derek and Jeanette Turner in Freeform's 2021 miniseries '' Cruel Summer''

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'' () "fame, glory, honour, prais ...

* 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 Maroilles ...

* Bertrand *

Walter Walter may refer to: People and fictional characters * Walter (name), including a list of people and fictional and mythical characters with the given name or surname * Little Walter, American blues harmonica player Marion Walter Jacobs (1930–19 ...

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 ...

* Waldemar/ Vladimir * Adolf * Julian *

Lucas Lucas or LUCAS may refer to: People * Lucas (surname) * Lucas (given name) Arts and entertainment * Luca Family Singers, or the Lucas, a 19th-century African-American singing group * Lucas, a 1960s Swedish pop group formed by Janne Lucas Perss ...

/ Luke / Lucius

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