Cinderella (name)
Appearance
Pronunciation | /ˌsɪndəˈrɛlə/ |
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Gender | Female |
Origin | |
Word/name | coined from cinder |
Meaning | Cinder girl |
Other names | |
Short form(s) | Cinders, Cindy |
Related names | Cenerentola (Italian), Cendrillon (French), Aschenputtel (German) |
Cinderella is a feminine given name.
It was first used as the English name of a fairytale character but is now a given name in its own right.
Notable people with the given name
[edit]- Cindy Sanyu (born 1985), Ugandan musician
- Cinderella Obeñita (born 1996), Filipino model
Fictional characters
[edit]- Cinderella Jackson, a character in the television series Sherwood (2022 TV series) played by Safia Oakley-Green
- Cinderella (Disney character), a princess from Disney’s film Cinderella (1950 film)