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Bindi

35 replies

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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ShadyLady53 · 14/03/2019 21:33

I'm half asian so tend to think of the decoration a lot of Hindu women wear on their foreheads.

Unless you are Australian, it sounds a bit try-hard and I'd feel a bit sorry for the kid to be honest. Papillion and Mariposa mean butterfly too but I wouldn't be naming a child either of those.

There are better hippy names like Juniper, Juno and Saffron.

Wolfiefan · 14/03/2019 21:32

Are you Aussie though? If not I wouldn’t use it.

TinselAndKnickers · 14/03/2019 21:29

I love it Grin

AdaColeman · 14/03/2019 21:28

It's what Rolf Harris's daughter is called. I'm not keen, it sound a bit too hippy to me.

MrsFoxPlus4 · 14/03/2019 21:25

I mean at least there won’t be any others in her class 🤷🏻‍♀️ It’s not bad

DramaAlpaca · 14/03/2019 21:22

Steve Irwin's daughter's name.

I'm not keen, tbh.

SweepTheHalls · 14/03/2019 21:22

Why not Belinda, nickname Bindy?

dementedpixie · 14/03/2019 21:22

I think of Steve Irwin (the Crocodile Hunter) as that's his daughter's names

PointlessUsername · 14/03/2019 21:21

I think of hippy parents when i hear it.

Tye dye and bare feet.

drspouse · 14/03/2019 21:20

Are you Noongar?
If not it says "Indian head decoration".

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