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Not to be confused with Sidney or Sandy, similar sounding but different names.
Cindy
GenderFemale
Origin
Meaning"from Cynthus" (Cynthia) or "light" (Lucinda)
Other names
Alternative spellingCindi, Cyndi, Cyndy, Sindy
Related namesCynthia, Lucinda, Lucia, Lucy

Cindy is a feminine given name. Originally diminutive (or hypocorism) of Cynthia or Lucinda it is also commonly used as a name on its own right. Variant forms include Cindi, Cyndi, Cyndy and Sindy. From 1953 to 1973 it was among top 100 most common female given names.[1][2]

People[edit]

Cindy[edit]

  • Akino "Cindy" Kawamitsu (born 1989), American-born Japanese singer
  • Cindy Bass (born 1967), American politician
  • Cindy Birdsong (born 1939), American singer and songwriter
  • Cindy Bishop (born 1978), Thai model, actress, TV personality and entrepreneur
  • Cindy Blackman Santana (born 1959), American drummer
  • Cindy Bortz, American figure skater, 1987 world junior champion
  • Cindy Bouque (born 1975), former 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, screenwriter and film director
  • Cindy Crawford (born 1966), American model
  • Cindy Dandois (born 1984), Belgian mixed martial artist
  • Cindy Davis (born 1977), American retired bicycle motocross (BMX) racer
  • Cindy Destefani-Bash (born 1962), American entrepreneur, singer & actress. Owner of "Karaoke Bash" & The Spotted Horse Ranch located in Enterprise, Oklahoma, USA
  • Cindy Greiner (born 1957), American retired heptathlete and long jumper
  • Cindy Herron (born 1961), American singer, songwriter, model and actress
  • Cindy Hyde-Smith (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 retired rear admiral
  • Cindy Jebb, United States Army brigadier general who currently serves as the 14th Dean of the United States Military Academy
  • Cindy Klassen (born 1979), Canadian retired speed skater
  • Cindy Kleine, American film director, producer and video artist
  • Cindy McCain (born 1954), American businesswoman, wife of US Senator John McCain
  • Cindy Meehl, American documentary filmmaker and director
  • Cindy Nelson (born 1955), American retired alpine ski racer
  • Cindy Ninos (born 1972), Greek retired skeleton racer
  • Cindy Noble (born 1958), American retired basketball player
  • Cindy O'Callaghan (born 1956), British former 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 (born 1978), Canadian film and television actress
  • Cindy Sanyu (born 1985), Ugandan musician
  • Cindy Sheehan (born 1957), American anti-war activist
  • Cindy Shelley (born 1960), British actress
  • Cindy Sherman (born 1954), American photographer and film director
  • Cindy Silvestre (born 1993), a French kickboxer
  • Cindy Taylor (born 1977), Paraguayan model and TV host
  • Cindy Valentine, 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 (born 1962), American skateboarder
  • Cindy Williams (born 1947), American actress
  • Cindy Wilson (born 1957), American singer with The B-52s
  • Cindy Yen (born 1986), Taiwanese actress

Cindi[edit]

  • Cindi Cain, Canadian country music singer
  • Cindi Katz (born 1954), American geographer and CUNY Graduate Center professor
  • Cindi Leive (born 1967), Editor in Chief of Glamour magazine
  • Cindi Love, American entrepreneur and businessperson

Cyndi[edit]

  • Cyndi Almouzni (born 1984), French pop singer also known as Cherie
  • Cyndi Floyd, sister of Derek Floyd, together performing as Philly sound duo Derek & Cyndi
  • Cyndi Grecco (born 1952), American singer
  • Cyndi Lauper (born 1953), American singer-songwriter and actress
  • Cyndi Wang (born 1982), Taiwanese pop singer and actress
  • Cynthia Wood (born 1950), 1974 Playboy Playmate of the Year

Cyndy[edit]

  • 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 (born 1959), American professional poker player

Fictional characters[edit]

  • Cindy in Commando
  • Cindy, short name for Cinderella in 1978 television film Cindy
  • Cindy Bear in Hanna-Barbera cartoons
  • Cindy Brady in TV show The Brady Bunch
  • Cindy Collins, a.k.a. Princess, in the live-action film Zoom
  • Cindy Cunningham in the British soap opera Hollyoaks
  • Cindy Decker (later known as Cindy Decker Kutiel) in a series of mystery novels by Faye Kellerman
  • Cindy Snow in Three's Company
  • Cindy Vortex in The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius
  • Cindy Lou Who in Dr. Seuss' book How the Grinch Stole Christmas!

See also[edit]

  • Sindy (doll)
  • Cindy (disambiguation)
  • Cindy-Lu Bailey, Australian Deaflympic swimmer

References[edit]

  1. ^ Alhaug, Gulbrand (2011). 10 001 navn : norsk fornavnleksikon. Oslo: Cappelen Damm. p. 79. ISBN 9788202241841. OCLC 781319342.
  2. ^ Kruken, Kristoffer 1950- (2013). Norsk personnamnleksikon. Stemshaug, Ola. (3. utg ed.). Oslo: Norsk Samlaget. p. 106. ISBN 9788252173680. OCLC 873402811.