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I like it for its seeming informality--and when s/he wants to be treated with formality (i.e. professional reverence)--s/he can use Cindy or Cynthia - or some other version of preference. In this case it would just reverse the formal name / nick name convention.

This message was edited 4/6/2018, 12:05 AM

My friend has a dog named Cinnamon...

Well, growing up my PCP (main doctor) was a woman whose name was actually Cinnamon and yes, that was her actual name. Of course I never cared for it but even more,the woman herself. I'm honestly thrilled that she has since relocated her job (or at least from what I was informed) I'm just glad that the doctor I have now is extremely likeable.

I just think it’s kind of cringeworthy, tbh. It seems overly sweet, childlike (it may work for a kid, but doesn’t really work for an adult), and a bit cheesy. Some spices work as names (Saffron, Basil, etc.), but Cinnamon really doesn’t.

Doesn’t pass my test. The one where you decode which feels more natural

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“Please welcome to the stage the luscious ________”

I remember watching a show years and years ago, I think it was like a kiddie version of Survivor? that had a girl named Cinnamon on it.

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It's not awful but I don't think I'd wanted it to be my name.

I don't know why it should seem less like a name than Sage or Cassia or Saffron but somehow it does.

It sounds too much like a pet’s name.

All I can think of is buns, which seems rather inappropriate on a person. Nicer if you're a little rabbit.

I'm probably in minority here, but I really like Cinnamon. It's spicy (badum tsss) and cute. Plus, cinnamon is my favorite spice. I know it's considered a "stripper" name, but I like it.
Can't come upp with any good nn's for it, though. Cinna sounds too much like "sinner".

I might like Cinnamon as a name, except it bothers me how it just doesn't have any meaning or weight. It's just sugar'n'spice, cinnamon toast - something you put on your food, or a brownish color, maybe for a horse. The submitted entry for Cinnamon claims that it was a term of endearment at some point, and that'd make it about like Honey at best. Even Saffron and Lavender are more evocative than Cinnamon (and I hate those). Cinnamon comes off like it was just chosen because the word sounds cute and singsongy. Sigh. It's too bad. If cinnamon were somehow significant, if I could just imagine ONE way that it was significant - like if it were a common type of incense, or if there were some Bible story involving it - I might be able to like it a little bit. Although, even then I'd still think of it as something you put in food.

This message was edited 4/3/2018, 10:16 AM

I encountered it once as a ln; the person's given names were Grant David, and I spent some happy moments extending the sentence. Final version I think was Grant David Cinnamon but deny him the Nutmeg.

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I find it unappealing as a fn. Would it shorten to Cinny? or Cin? Cindy would be unlikely but better.

It sounds like a cat name to me.

Believe it or not, I recently heard of a boy named Cinnamon. Seemed a bit weird to me, even though I know it's not exactly a gendered name.

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On a girl, I like it fine. I would never use it, but I'm not offended if other people do. I actually kind of like names like Cinnamon, Cherry, or Diamond. Call me crazy.

Pretty classic 'stripper name.'

It sounds like a pet name to me. I much prefer Senna or Cinna as a name.