Cindi

Cindi is an English given name functioning as an informal spelling variant of Cindy, which itself originated as a pet form of Cynthia or Lucinda. Cynthia derives from the Greek Kynthia, an epithet of the goddess Artemis referring to her birth on Mount Kynthos on the island of Delos, while Lucinda is a Latinate elaboration of Lucia, from Latin lux meaning light. The simplified spelling Cindi gained use in the mid-twentieth century alongside other phonetic respellings popular in American naming culture. Related forms include Cindy, Cyndi, Cynthia, and Lucinda.