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Hi !!!
Cindy is one of my 'evergreen names'. I love its sound and has a particular meaning for me.
But I want to ask 'How is it perceived in the English-speaking world?'
You know I'm Italian so this name is only seen in movies or books..but in real world what kind of name is it? What kind of people could in ypur opinion have this name?
Feel free to tell me also stereotypes! XD
Any MNs suggestion?
Byeeeeeeee
Evergreens: Angelica Cindy
Cindy is one of my 'evergreen names'. I love its sound and has a particular meaning for me.
But I want to ask 'How is it perceived in the English-speaking world?'
You know I'm Italian so this name is only seen in movies or books..but in real world what kind of name is it? What kind of people could in ypur opinion have this name?
Feel free to tell me also stereotypes! XD
Any MNs suggestion?
Byeeeeeeee
Evergreens: Angelica Cindy
This message was edited 12/21/2016, 3:36 PM
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I MUCH prefer Cinzia.
Cindy is considered a dated name right now. There are plenty of people with mothers and grandmother's with this name (It is my mom's nickname).
I personally despise Cindy. But mostly for person reasons.
Some people see it as cute and innocent (like Cindy-Lou Who, from Dr. Seuss). I see it as one of those names that chain-smoking, raspy voice, constantly yelling, not-so-nice people have. But... again, it's a persona thing for me.
I love Cynthia though.
Cindy is considered a dated name right now. There are plenty of people with mothers and grandmother's with this name (It is my mom's nickname).
I personally despise Cindy. But mostly for person reasons.
Some people see it as cute and innocent (like Cindy-Lou Who, from Dr. Seuss). I see it as one of those names that chain-smoking, raspy voice, constantly yelling, not-so-nice people have. But... again, it's a persona thing for me.
I love Cynthia though.
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In the US, Cindy is very much dated, tied to the 1950's through the 1970's. It was hugely popular then both by itself and as a nn for Cynthia. Cynthia is also quite dated and in my opinion, deservedly so; I dislike the lispy sound and sour, middle-aged vibe of it. Cindy I find much more down to earth but a bit cutesy, like Cindy on the Brady Bunch.
There aren't really any particularly strong associations with the name here. There's the model Cindy Crawford, the singer Cyndi Lauper, Cindy Brady, and the little girl Cindy Lou from "How the Grinch Stole Christmas."
There aren't really any particularly strong associations with the name here. There's the model Cindy Crawford, the singer Cyndi Lauper, Cindy Brady, and the little girl Cindy Lou from "How the Grinch Stole Christmas."
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I've never seen Cindy except as a nickname; unlike the Americans who've replied, here in South Africa I've known a couple of Cynthia people who just use the full name - no nn - and one Lucinda who was called Cindy because she didn't seem like a Lucy to her family.
That encouraged me to name a cat of mine Lucinda and call her Cindy. She "had to have" a name starting with L because she had a pedigree, though we were never going to breed with her, but her face was so naughty that I thought Cindy would be suitable, because of sounding like Sin! So Lucinda worked well for her.
For a human, if I wanted a Cindy I'd certainly use Lucinda; but if I used Lucinda I'd shorten it to Lucy. Except, I'd just use Lucy as a name in its own right - I find Lucinda to be dated to the 18th century.
That encouraged me to name a cat of mine Lucinda and call her Cindy. She "had to have" a name starting with L because she had a pedigree, though we were never going to breed with her, but her face was so naughty that I thought Cindy would be suitable, because of sounding like Sin! So Lucinda worked well for her.
For a human, if I wanted a Cindy I'd certainly use Lucinda; but if I used Lucinda I'd shorten it to Lucy. Except, I'd just use Lucy as a name in its own right - I find Lucinda to be dated to the 18th century.
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It is kind of dated in the US.
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It makes me think of a super ditzy, shallow girl. The name also feels really dated and makes me think of the Sindy doll.
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It's just a nickname to me. Of course it has also been used as a full name but it is mostly a nickname for Cynthia which I prefer. Cynthia is super dated but a nice name. Cindy is also super dated but a cutesy nickname that feels a bit ditzy and insubstantial. To be honest it makes me think of a highschool cheerleader from the 60s who gets pregnant by one of the football jocks at the age of 16 or something. I know a very beautiful, intelligent, lovely Cindy (her full name is Cynthia) but it still has a cheerleader image to me and fits right in with Mandy and Candy (Amanda and Candace, Candice are fine in my opinion). So to sum it up, both versions are dated (to the 50s and 60s) but Cynthia, or Cynthia nn Cindy if you must, is fine but just Cindy is not something I would use.
Edited: I met a Sindy once, I always thought that was awful because it has the word sin in it. I also think of Cindy Brady in general. Oh and I actually met a Cinderella nn Cindy a while ago, that was interesting.
Edited: I met a Sindy once, I always thought that was awful because it has the word sin in it. I also think of Cindy Brady in general. Oh and I actually met a Cinderella nn Cindy a while ago, that was interesting.
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