Cynthia Argentine: Hello. My name is Cynthia Argentine. Many people call me Cindy for short. I like both names and I'm happy to be called either one. I took the last name Argentine when I married my husband. Many people ask if we are from Argentina, but the family name actually comes from Italy. Argentine is an Americanized form of the Italian name Argentino. It was changed when my husband's family immigrated to New York. Argentine literally means "silver" or "silvery."