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Is Indiana a boy or girls name? Tell me what you think.

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newhampshire5 · 10/12/2020 18:37

What do you think? DP thinks of Indiana Jones but it seems quite feminine to me with 'Anna' on the end.

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HopeClearwater · 10/12/2020 22:40

@CherryPavlova yeah and Candida is also a fungal infection Smile

CorianderQueen · 10/12/2020 22:38

Female, most names ending in -a feel female.

CherryPavlova · 10/12/2020 22:35

[quote Awwlookatmybabyspider]@cherryPavlova. Those names are girls names everywhere aren’t they. Confused
Did you mean boys names[/quote]
No, intended to be girls names. Ordinary, everyday girls names.
Boys have different names. Hugo, Ranulph, Christopher, Oliver. Ordinary boys names.

Indiana is not a real name.

june2007 · 10/12/2020 22:26

Indiana Jones was named after the dog, but I presume that was male. I think of it as a boys name and like it despite not normally liking place names. (But if means lord of the indians again thats male.)

Awwlookatmybabyspider · 10/12/2020 22:22

@cherryPavlova. Those names are girls names everywhere aren’t they. Confused
Did you mean boys names

WillingWarlock · 10/12/2020 22:06

The only one I know is a boy

CherryPavlova · 10/12/2020 22:04

It’s a state in USA.
Jennifer, Cressida, Phoebe, Artemis and Candida are girls names.

lemonsquashie · 10/12/2020 21:57

Neither. Sorry: it's a state in the USA. It would be like calling your baby Texas or Michigan

TheVanguardSix · 10/12/2020 20:15

Indiana. It's a bit of a shithole and Gary, Indiana is one of the most dangerous cities in the United States.
That's your fun fact of the day brought to you by a born and bred 'merican.

florascotia2 · 10/12/2020 20:10

A US state with a tragic history of wars and oppression and genocide. Why would anyone want to call a boy or a girl after that?

The Indiana of Indiana Jones movies was a nickname. His given name was Dr Henry Walton Jones. He was fictional, of course.

AriesTheRam · 10/12/2020 19:43

Girl 100%

Nell96 · 10/12/2020 19:29

It's a US State - not keen on it as a name, but if you want to use it I'd say it sounds more feminine to me.

IndieTara · 10/12/2020 19:21

I called my dog Indiana. A boy

Awwlookatmybabyspider · 10/12/2020 19:21

I'd say girl.

AuntieStella · 10/12/2020 19:08

Jones - so a whipcracking boy

FlowerTink · 10/12/2020 19:07

I know 3 girls with this name (primary age)

Firebird83 · 10/12/2020 19:07

Agree with @bitheby

UserEleventyNine · 10/12/2020 19:06

They called the dog Indiana. Whenever Last Crusade is on the telly, someone in the playground will think it's hilarious to tell your child s/he is named after a dog, whether s/he is a boy or girl.

toomanyplants · 10/12/2020 19:04

@frankie246 I had a male cat called Indiana (Indy) !!

FourPlatinumRings · 10/12/2020 19:03

I'd have said unisex. I imagine a little boy with long blonde hair.

luckymagnoliatree · 10/12/2020 19:01

I know one little girl called Indiana, I don't know any boys called it.

riotlady · 10/12/2020 18:51

I would think male like Indiana Jones.
I grew up with a girl called Arizona though

Bummsbet · 10/12/2020 18:50

Indiana was his nickname. After their female dog. His name was Henry.

Europilgrim · 10/12/2020 18:46

Neither?

Vaughan32 · 10/12/2020 18:46

It's not really either, but if it had to be used for a person, it would be a girl. That's probably why Indiana Jones a) was known as Indy, and b) learned to be handy with the whip, to discourage mockery. If he had been named Ian instead perhaps he would have settled down to a career in accountancy.

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