http://appellationmountain.net/2009/04/27/name-of-the-day-cynthia/ Where Every Name Has a Story Sat, 11 Feb 2012 07:09:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://appellationmountain.net/2009/04/27/name-of-the-day-cynthia/#comment-21732 Tue, 21 Jun 2011 07:03:31 +0000 http://appellationmountain.net/?p=2192#comment-21732 [...] is a tried-and-true combination for girls’ names, from the classic Cynthia to nouveau coinages like [...]

]]> http://appellationmountain.net/2009/04/27/name-of-the-day-cynthia/#comment-17926 Wed, 02 Feb 2011 11:03:42 +0000 http://appellationmountain.net/?p=2192#comment-17926 [...] that she could’ve, should’ve caught on.  She enjoyed some success as an alternative to Cynthia in the 1950s and 60s.  There’s also [...]

]]> http://appellationmountain.net/2009/04/27/name-of-the-day-cynthia/#comment-4752 Thu, 30 Apr 2009 07:17:42 +0000 http://appellationmountain.net/?p=2192#comment-4752 Hmm – I’m with photoquilty on this one – Cynthia’s completely dated to me. Probably because I’ve only ever known one – a friend of my mum’s who’s about 50 now!
Of the ‘ssss-eir’ C names, Cecily, Cecilia and even Celeste are rather pleasing to me and feel pretty current, but somehow Cynthia misses the mark for me!

]]> http://appellationmountain.net/2009/04/27/name-of-the-day-cynthia/#comment-4731 Tue, 28 Apr 2009 02:03:44 +0000 http://appellationmountain.net/?p=2192#comment-4731 Thanks for indulging me with this name:) We’ve actually nixed it BECAUSE of the nickname Cindy. I love Cynthia, and can handle the nn Thia, but I just cannot handle the inevitable Cindy. So, she’s been crossed off our list. Unfortunate how a common nickname can just ruin an otherwise beautiful name.

]]> http://appellationmountain.net/2009/04/27/name-of-the-day-cynthia/#comment-4729 Mon, 27 Apr 2009 23:18:43 +0000 http://appellationmountain.net/?p=2192#comment-4729 My favorite cousin in the universe is a Cynthia. We called her Cindy until she was 8, Tia ’til she was 12 and started taking Spanish in school, then she decided to start spelling it Cyndy. As a teen, Goth clubbing with me, she was Cyn (say it.. it’s perfect for the Gothchick!). These days she’s either Cinde, Thia or Cynthia in full. I think it’s a lovely name, lovlier than mine, anyway and deserves to stay on the charts. What a timeless classic Cynthia is. Especially in full. An elegant full name, a half dozen neat-o nicknames, what’s not to love about Cynthia?!

]]> http://appellationmountain.net/2009/04/27/name-of-the-day-cynthia/#comment-4727 Mon, 27 Apr 2009 21:36:53 +0000 http://appellationmountain.net/?p=2192#comment-4727 Hm…no. To me she just sounds dated. I like it, but would feel funny giving my baby the name of a 40 or 50 year old lady. She doesn’t feel like a classic, just an old-fashioned trend.

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