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Help[Opinions] Re: Bad Nicknames
in reply to a message by queenv
Interesting. I've only ever heard Cindy and Cynthia on separate people, and I never even knew they were related until I looked it up somewhere. I just thought they were two different full names that were similarly dated (they always seemed to be the names of moms, teachers, office workers, etc.)
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The only Cindy I've ever known was a Lucinda. She was very pleasant and excellent company, but physically unremarkable bordering on plain: she had three exquisitely lovely sisters, and the family felt that a name as beautiful as Lucy would have been inappropriate as a nn; hence the Cindy!
I've been slack-jawed with amazement for decades.
Oh, and the only Cynthia I know doesn't use a nn at all.
I've been slack-jawed with amazement for decades.
Oh, and the only Cynthia I know doesn't use a nn at all.
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I have a stunningly, alarmingly, (physically) beautiful - and deeper still, she's a beautiful person, childhood friend by the real name of Cynthia - who goes by Cindy; We've always made it a point to poke (innocent) fun at each other by stating our full (first middle & last) names loudly & emphatically among others in public.
We also have fun childish nick-names for each other because we've known the other since & through childhood. I got to know her mom at my first job - and I (metaphorically) loved the lady - who'd then share stories with her family about the crazy conversations we'd hold.
We also have fun childish nick-names for each other because we've known the other since & through childhood. I got to know her mom at my first job - and I (metaphorically) loved the lady - who'd then share stories with her family about the crazy conversations we'd hold.
This message was edited 12/16/2018, 11:02 AM
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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.
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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.
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
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