Cindy

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Cindy

  • /ˈsɪndi/ Canada, US

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Shortened from Lucinda and Cinderella. In the 20th century adopted as a pet form of Cynthia.

proper noun Cindys · Cindies · Cindi · Cindie · Cyndi · Cyndie

  1. A diminutive of the female given name Cynthia and Lucinda; also used as a formal female given name. Cindy came in lugging my trunk, assisted by an elderly servant-woman - - - ["]You may go, Tabitha, to your spinning, and you, Lucinda, bring up a pitcher of water for Miss Mary," said Mrs. Hardinge.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: xin, cinderella, shin, hsin, cyndy, cynthia, lucinda, cyndi, cyndie, cindi, cinda, cindie, sindie, sindi, sindy, cintia

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"Cindy." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/cindy. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Cindy. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/cindy

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"Cindy." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/cindy.

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@misc{cindy_2026,
  title = {Cindy},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cindy},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}