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Girls name: which spelling?

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anonymous1234567890 · 11/10/2020 10:01

Heard this name recently but unsure of which spelling....
Indie/Indi/Indy

To add I immensely dislike India (its a country name), Indigo (its a colour) and Indiana (again a place name).

I knew someone many years ago who named their daughter Indira Violet and thought that sounded gorgeous.
But I would ideally like to use middle name Matilda.

Which spelling do you prefer? Indie/Indi/Indy
Which would sound nicer? Indie/Indi/Indy Matilda or Indira Violet?

Many thanks.

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BackforGood · 11/10/2020 17:27

Wow - how rude are you ?

Totally agree with @TheVeryHungryTortoise and others.
You have been rude to a poster.
Youare saying people are judgemental on here and yet your posts are FULL of judgement of people's names Hmm

Why so rude ?

Pudding01 · 11/10/2020 17:07

OP: I left mn because od judgmental and bitchy comments.

Also OP: That is one name that shouldn't be revive. Terrible! And clearly isn't the style I'm going for!

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BeingATwatItsABingThing · 11/10/2020 16:54

To answer your question, I prefer Indie Matilda.

BeingATwatItsABingThing · 11/10/2020 16:53

You asked for people’s preferences out of two names. @MercyBodle offered a similar sounding name. I would say they are fairly similar (as do a lot of people on this thread). No one has been rude apart from you. If you don’t like Ingrid, just politely say it’s not to your taste.

Milkshake7489 · 11/10/2020 16:47

The only person being rude on this thread is you OP. Don't take your previous frustrations out on people offering polite opinions.

Indie Matilda is lovely (as is Ingrid, even if it's not to your taste).

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anonymous1234567890 · 11/10/2020 16:34

@EmilySpinach Please look back to the original post, which I feel I wrote in a way that people would understand. And in that post, there was absolutely no mention of wanting name suggestions. Ingrid isn't the same style as Indie. No where near. Its dowdy and old fashioned.

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EmilySpinach · 11/10/2020 16:17

Nobody has been unkind. You bit @MercyBodle’s head off for making a suggestion and you owe her an apology.

Justpickaname · 11/10/2020 16:14

I don't understand the thought behind a name. I just picked names I liked for my DC's. I didnt worry about the spelling, or if it wasn't serious enough. If you like a name for you DD have it, and don't overthink it or you'll never pick a name because I'm sure all of them have a negative background if you think hard enough about them.

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anonymous1234567890 · 11/10/2020 16:13

@EmilySpinach No that is completely incorrect. I am not spoiling for a fight. People on this site should be less judgemental and kinder. Some of the comments your read are just rude.

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anonymous1234567890 · 11/10/2020 16:11

@MaryShelley1818 I actually know of a children's court social worker who recently named her baby Tiana. So may just be your experience.

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anonymous1234567890 · 11/10/2020 16:09

@MWNA I'm speaking from a previous bad experience on this site. And reading comments from many members who act as I have put in my previous message.

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MWNA · 11/10/2020 16:05

You've got a horrible manner, OP.

MaryShelley1818 · 11/10/2020 15:58

OP your responses are way OTT to people just giving suggestions, no need to be so rude and there was nothing in your OP to suggest you wouldn't like certain names. Just chill out a bit.

I agree with others - Ingrid is gorgeous, very modern and Scandi sounding.

Out of your original names I'd go with Indy Matilda. Although I'm not a fan of nicknames instead of proper names. Do you particularly want a masculine name? I know of 2 Indy's (both boys).
Don't like Tiana at all, I work in a very deprived area in Children's Safeguarding and Disney names are very common amongst the families I work with. Not a judgement thing, just a pitfall of working with children!

EmilySpinach · 11/10/2020 15:56

You’re spoiling for a fight that no-one is bothered about having with you, OP.

VenusClapTrap · 11/10/2020 14:48

Indira is beautiful.

No need to be so rude about Ingrid - it’s one of my favourite names and was on my list.

I dislike Tiana and Indie.

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anonymous1234567890 · 11/10/2020 14:11

@TheVeryHungryTortoise I was a member of mumsnet before and left because I found people to be so judgemental. For example: Oh thats a nickname, they won't forgive you when you are older or it doesn't pass the high court judge test. Some names are branded as Chav, or will date. Popular names are a definite no go, with the majority of mumsnet slating them! I had hoped that the community may have become kinder.... BUT clearly my hopes were misplaced.

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Pudding01 · 11/10/2020 13:53

Indie Matilda is the best name out of your options.

bringbackfonzi · 11/10/2020 13:12

Indie/indy for me just means independent as in indy music so I wouldn't use it as a full name. Definitely a nick name in my view.
Another Ingrid lover here! But Indira is also beautiful, although maybe with no Indian connection it's a bit weird to use it?
Tiana is ok.

MikeUniformMike · 11/10/2020 13:05

Indrani is pretty. I'd use nn Indi for it. It means Goddess of the sky, I think.

TheVeryHungryTortoise · 11/10/2020 13:05

Wow, OP. What's got your knickers in a twist? Pretty ott reaction to @MercyBodle suggesting another name. She didn't say anything rude. I actually think Ingrid is a lovely name, also not that dissimilar to Indie so you're wrong there. How are we meant to know your exact preferences to avoid offending you? Those "old fashioned" names are really in for girls at the moment.

Aunty5ocial · 11/10/2020 12:57

I like Indie.
Tiana is the name of my daughter's tooth fairy

UsernameNotValid · 11/10/2020 12:43

@Spied that was my first association too.

OP I know an Indy and an Indie - I prefer the latter as it looks more like a name whereas the former looks like a pop culture word. Atleast in my mind that's how it works 🤔🤣

Spied · 11/10/2020 12:29

Indie Matilda

Tiana reminds me of a girl on YouTube who my DD watches constantly and who also has a range of accessoriesHmm

ZoyaTheDestroyer · 11/10/2020 12:23

It wasn't at all apparent from your previous posts that Ingrid wouldn't be to your taste. It's a good suggestion and a lovely name.

Indira is an alternative name for the Hindu goddess Lakshmi. I probably wouldn't personally use it without Indian heritage but that's just me. It's a beautiful name.

Anotheronetwo · 11/10/2020 12:08

Indie is the best spelling, although I prefer Tiana.

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