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Indigo, for a boy?

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Yppop · 28/01/2010 09:30

Hi, I loved this name to start with, but then caught whiff of the 'indigo children' concept accidentally quite late down the line. Husband doesn't seem to care, but I think this is a little naive!

How well known is 'movement' and is it mostly restricted to the US? Is it particularly known in the UK?

I am concerned (putting all other comments about the name aside) that it could eventually become a by-word for kids with learning or behavioural difficulties, which is only slightly worse than a by-word for children whose parents think they are some kind of elevated being.

Any thoughts - I don't have long!

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mummyloveslucy · 28/01/2010 10:34

Im not too keen, I think it sounds more like a girls name.

hattyyellow · 28/01/2010 10:26

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indigo_children

The mums I came into contact with in NZ who were very into this felt my identical twins would have telepathic powers and therefore were "indigo", especially as they apparently had an "indigo aura". I was a little .

shoobidoo · 28/01/2010 10:23

I quite like Indigo, and I don't know anyone with that name.

I've never heard of 'indigo children' ...

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Yppop · 28/01/2010 10:10

Hi, thanks for your comments so far - not so keen on Inigo to be honest (meaning: fiery, shortening of Ignacio), and as for it being a 'proper name', that doesn't bother me too much.

Good point about confidence, I was given a flower name and went to school with tens of tracies/stacies/lisas etc. when they were really rare, and you do need some confidence not to be one of many.

Back to the 'Indigo Children' - is this likely to fade, or something that the UK will suck-up like everything american eventually?!

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hattyyellow · 28/01/2010 09:43

I'd go for Inigo - although it would still take a confident child to pull it off in mainstream education. My little brother has Inigo for his middle name and a very conventional name for his first - my parents chickened out and swopped them at the last minute to be that way around!

I was invited to join an Indigo group in New Zealand - I think it's big over there. I think it's because I have identical twins so the group felt they would have special sensitivies and talents because of this - but it was a little too contrived for me.

Pineapplechunks · 28/01/2010 09:43

I have heard of the indigo children concept but I didn't automatically think of that when I read the post title.

I thought, hmm, bit trendy/groovy/weird for me(more of a James and William kinda girl) but it's quite nice.

HuwEdwards · 28/01/2010 09:42

Never heard of the movement, but I'm sorry I think it sounds a very feminine name.

Snowtiger · 28/01/2010 09:41

I'd go with Inigo, too - it's a 'proper' name for a start!

And yes I have heard of the 'indigo' children thing (am a bit on the 'woo' side myself but not quite that woo!) so if I heard of a boy being given that as a name I'd assume the parent was very new age and yes, believed their child to be the messiah or something .

Also, I'd have thought Indigo was more a girl's name than a boy's. Definitely think Inigo is a much better option.

shumway · 28/01/2010 09:38

What about Inigo?

mumoftoomany · 28/01/2010 09:34

I like the sound of Indigo - sounds masculine and rolls of tongue nicely.

Never heard of 'indigo children'....