Here’s your answer from Cindy herself!
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/a...ectid=12362963
Ardern laughs when I bring up a recent opinion piece that called for people to stop calling her "Cindy" because it is sexist and belittling.
I sense she doesn't like the name. She told The New York Times in 2018 she hated it.
But she's diplomatic.
"I've had a range of nicknames over my time in politics and none of them particularly bother me.
"When people put 'auntie' in the front I always find it a term of endearment."
So it's not sexist?
"I've never given it much thought. I've had nicknames my whole life. Jacinda is just one of those names that's easy to turn into a nickname.
"There's some [nicknames] I prefer over others though."