Message: "Re: Bad Nicknames"

This is a reply within a larger thread: view the whole thread

Re: Bad Nicknames

by queenv

12/15/2018, 6:22 AM

I'm not sure where Dracotorix is from, but assuming she's not American, perhaps it's cultural, as other than the Cynthia I mentioned in my post, every American Cynthia I've known went by Cindy. And even that Cynthia had to constantly correct people. Cindy is a very commonly used nickname for Cynthia in the US, and most Americans will assume a Cindy has Cynthia on her birth certificate.

Replies

- Dracotorix

12/15/2018, 1:36 PM

I'm American, but I might just be too young to have known many Cynthias/Cindys personally.

ETA: There was actually one Cindy my age that I had class with in high school, but it wasn't short for anything.

This message was edited 12/15/2018, 1:37 PM

- Pie

12/15/2018, 11:03 AM

I think you're probably right. I'd expect Cindy to be Lucinda too - the only one I've met was - and the only shortening for Cynthia, which is an over-70s name here, that I've heard is 'Cynth'

View Message

Replies