Cinderella \ci-nde-rella, cinder(el)-la\ as a girl's name is pronounced sin-de-RE-la. It is of French origin, and the meaning of Cinderella is "little ashes". The name from the fairy tale, derived from Cendrillon. Very rare. Cinderella has 5 variant forms: Cendrillon, Cenerentola, Cindie, Cindy and Ella. For more information, see also the related name Cendrine. Baby names that sound like Cinderella are Sandrella and Sandrelle. View a list of the 3 names that reference Cinderella.