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Bindi

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heartoftheocean · 14/03/2019 21:18

The name Bindi is a girl's namemeaning"butterfly". Bindi and is often added to lists like Australian Baby Names: Aussie Favorites. From the experts: In the Noongar language of Western Australia, Bindi means butterfly.

What do you all think? Would it be useable or one of those guilty pleasure names that remains unused? I think it has a nice sound to it. Will look forward to hearing your opinions positive and/or negative.

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nocluenoidea · 20/03/2019 07:24

Bindi is something sharp and spiky that hurts your feet when you walk on the grass in Australia! And also Steve Irwins daughter...but mainly the things that hurt your feet!

Cbeebiesrehab · 16/03/2019 15:08

I quite like Bindi. Yes it’s a bit ‘cute’ but so many names are nowadays her peers will more than likely have ‘cute’ names too.

mrsdavys · 16/03/2019 14:30

Bindi Irwin is who I think of!
I think it’s lovely and Bindi Irwin always comes across so lovely too so no need to worry on that score.
It’s unique and some people won’t ‘get it’ but I think that’s part of the charm!

Antonin · 15/03/2019 15:22

I believe the aboriginal people of Australia have many languages so bindi might well have inferno meanings. The I heard re Rolf Harris’s daughter was that it meant a coloured stone or pebble.

aliceandkids77 · 15/03/2019 10:38

Never heard before and I straight away thought about the red dots used on foreheads in indian culture.

ozzy18 · 15/03/2019 10:37

My daughter has a hamster called Mariposa!😀

DuffBeer · 15/03/2019 01:14

I really dislike it. Bindi and Mindi actually, urgh.

Heratnumber7 · 15/03/2019 00:47

Sounds like a character in a porn film or a chick lit book

jeanniebrownhair · 15/03/2019 00:19

Just no.

Singlenotsingle · 15/03/2019 00:17

Sorry. It reminds me of Rolf Harris and his DD Bindi.

Tillygetsit · 15/03/2019 00:13

My DH says Belinda makes him think of bell end Hmm Not keen on Bindi. Imagine one at 50.

BlackPrism · 14/03/2019 23:58

@SweepTheHalls because Belinda is awful

CaptainCabinets · 14/03/2019 22:50

The Australian crocodile man that died Shock

RayaJambalaya · 14/03/2019 22:40

I love Bindi Irwin! Wouldn't use the name myself but I would think it was cute if I met one!

Vanillamanilla1 · 14/03/2019 22:39

I like it

liviii · 14/03/2019 22:37

I have an (Indian) Aunty Bindi- it's short for something not sure what. I like it.

pinegreen · 14/03/2019 22:30

In Australia, bindis are prickly little plants that grow in your lawn & cause immense pain if you stand on them. It’s a weird name for a kid.

Bouchie · 14/03/2019 22:29

dot in forehead worn by hindus and hippies in the 90s.

Disfordarkchocolate · 14/03/2019 22:27

It makes me think of Rolf Harris but if I knew one that wouldn't last long.

WeepingWillowWeepingWino · 14/03/2019 22:24

A bindi is one of those decorated dot things Indian women wear on their foreheads.

Given White Australia’s atrocious track record with aboriginal peoples unless you are one yourself I can’t help but feel this is insensitive cultural appropriation. Other than that, Australia has some of the most barking mad baby names going, I really wouldn’t look at an Aussie baby names list for inspiration.

ppee · 14/03/2019 22:23

I love it!

EmperorBallpitine · 14/03/2019 22:19

It is totally hippy but I quite like it. Its cute and even if you think its about the jeweled decoration rather than the butterfly meaning, its not a bad reference.

KinderMalo · 14/03/2019 22:19

I like it but I was also going to suggest Belinda nn Bindi.

Bindi doesn' t seem enough on its own.

kenandbarbie · 14/03/2019 22:17

Mariposa would be a cute name!

kenandbarbie · 14/03/2019 22:16

That's the daughter from the Australian crocodile man that died isn't it?

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