Cindy

### Alternative spelling

Cindee, Cyndee, Syndee, Sindee, Sindi, Syndi, Syndy, Cindi, Cyndi, Cyndy, Sindy, Sindija

## Other Names

### Related Names

Cynthia, Lucinda, Lucia, Lucy

**Cindy** is a feminine given name. Originally diminutive (or hypocorism) of Cynthia, Lucinda or, in come cases, Cinderella, it is also commonly used as a name on its own right. Its meaning depends on which name it is used as a hypocorism for. If used as a hypocorism for Cynthia, it means "from Cynthus" but if used as a hypocorism for Lucinda, it means "light". If used in its own right, it embodies both meanings. The name can also be spelled as **Cindee**, **Cyndee**, **Syndee**, **Sindee**, **Sindi**, **Syndi**, **Syndy**, **Cindi**, **Cyndi**, **Cyndy** and **Sindy**. From 1953 to 1973 it was among top 100 most common female given names.

## People with the name

### People named Cindy

* Cindy Amaiza, Kenyan HIV/AIDS activist
* 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), Belgian female shooter
* Cindy Breakspeare (born 1954), Jamaican model and partner of the reggae musician Bob Marley
* Cindy Carquillat (born 1986), Swiss figure skater
* Cindy Chupack, American screenwriter and film director
* Cindy Crawford (born 1966), American model
* Cindy Dandois (born 1984), Belgian mixed martial artist
* Cindy Davis (born 1977), American bicycle motocross (BMX) racer
* Cindy Estrada, American trade union leader
* Cindy Greiner (born 1957), American 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 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 speed skater
* Cindy Kleine, American film director, producer and video artist
* Cindy Kurleto, Austrian model, actress, and a former MTV VJ in the Philippines
* Akino "Cindy" Kawamitsu (born 1989), American-born Japanese singer
* Cindy Margolis (born 1965), American glamour spokesmodel and actress
* Cindy May McGuire (born 1996), Indonesian beauty pageant titleholder
* Cindy McCain (born 1954), American businesswoman, wife of US Senator John McCain
* Cindy Meehl, American documentary filmmaker and director
* Cindy Nelson (born 1955), American alpine ski racer
* Cindy Ninos (born 1972), Greek skeleton racer
* Cindy Noble (born 1958), American basketball player
* Cindy O'Callaghan (born 1956), British 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), French kickboxer
* 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 (1947–2023), American actress
* Cindy Wilson (born 1957), American singer with The B-52s
* Cindy Yen (born 1986), Taiwanese actress

### People named Cindi

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

### People named Cyndi

* Cyndi Almouzni (born 1984), French pop singer also known as Cherie
* 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 "Cyndi" Wood (born 1950), American model and actress, 1974 *Playboy* Playmate of the Year

### People named Cyndy

* 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

* Cindy in 1985 film *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!*
* Cindy Turner is the wife of Gregory Turner, and mother of Derek and Jeanette Turner in Freeform's 2021 miniseries *Cruel Summer*
* Cindy Moon, aka Silk from Marvel Comics

## See also

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