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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.

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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.

This message was edited 12/21/2016, 4:00 PM