Cindy is a very popular female first name and a very rare surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). It was originally a form of name Cynthia but is now a separate name. Cindy is also taken as short form of Cinderella by some people. The name Cindy is of Greek origin meaning "Moon" or "Moon Goddess". In French, Cindy means "Little Ashes". You can also visit Hidden meaning of Cindy using Numerology and Popularity Chart of Cindy.
Cindy was originally a pet or diminutive form of Cynthia. This is an ancient Greek name (Kynthia) meaning "from Mount Kynthos." It was associated with the virgin goddess Artemis (Diana to the Romans) who was said to have been born on Mount Kynthos on the Greek island of Delos. The actual name Kynthos is even older, and its meaning is unknown.
Cynthia was later spelled with a "c" by the Romans - there are a number of Roman love poems addressed to a Cynthia, and it was considered a very romantic name in England in the 18th century.
Occasionally Cindy was used as a pet name for Lucinda. LIke other variations (Lucille, Lucy, Lucia) this comes from a feminine form of the old Roman Lucretius; all these names come from the Latin word "lux" meaning light.
By the way, Cindy has nothing to do with Cinderella! THat name has quite a different origin.
It means goddess of the moon from Kynthia's moon it means light and moon comes from greek latin word and is shortened for lucinda!!and cindy is my name!!!!
The name Cindy is actually derived from the the Greek Goddess of the moon Artemis, who was born on Mount Cynthus, the Greek personification of the moon. And the Roman Diana, or moon goddess and goddess of the hunt and of wild animals was also sometimes called Cynthia.
