Submitted Name Save Gender Feminine Usage American Pronounced Pron. SIN-ə-mən [key] Other Forms FormsCinnibird (diminutive) Edit Status Status [history·contributorshide contributors] Added 4/6/2007 by anonymous Edited 8/13/2016 by LMS Meaning & History Simply from the English word cinnamon for the spice. It derives from Latin cinnamum, cinnamomum "cinnamon", which was used as a term of endearment.