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Help[Opinions] Re: Cindy
in reply to a message by Felie
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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