cindy
/ˈsɪndi/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.58 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
A diminutive of the female given name Cynthia and Lucinda; also used as a formal female given name.
Example Sentences
- "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."
- "Now, you must know that Cinderella had a godmother, - - - . The little old lady sat down upon a small log of wood on the opposite side, and said ,― "Why, Cindy, my darling, you have been crying?""
- "Her twin daughters were on the playground equipment. Cynthia and Melinda, reduced to Cindy and Mindy, as Carella had dreaded would happen from the moment she named them."
- "'Cindy sounds nice.' 'She is.' 'Is that her real name? Like the doll?' 'Aye, but with a C. C-I-N-D-Y.' 'Isn't that how the doll's spelled?' 'No, the doll has an S.'"
- "A woman using the byline Cindy Steinberg has previously published Substack posts under the username "Radical Reflections." However, it's unclear if the woman in the TikTok screenshot is the same person or whether she has made any public comments celebrating or otherwise dismissing the Texas floods, which have left over 100 people dead."
Etymology
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈsɪndi/