Indigo for a girl?

[Lexx]

Hi,
My husband suggested Indigo for our daughter due soon....what do you think of it? I am trying to work out whether it would be a good choice. Does it sound too hippy-ish? Has anyone heard of "indigo child" which is the main thing that puts me off the name. Please let me know your thoughts! Thanks

Yes Indigo Children a rather negative connotation to me. Though apparently now there are 'Crystal' children, so maybe Indigo will loose it's connotations

Yes, it's a shame as it has really spoiled what could have been a really nice name!

indigo does not have a good rep here. in fact, I'd go so far as to say Indigo=bonkers.

lovely colour though.

Oh really? Where are you Rooby?

er...I'm here...on MN

Indigo children

Yes, thats more than enough to put me off...the poor child will be labelled before they even start school! lol

For as "unusual" as I imagine parents are trying to be when they select this name, we know two little girls.

I have friend with a girl called Indigo-Moon (born on a full moon if I can rememeber correctly). Whilst the Moon bit might be a little way out for some, I think Indigo alone is a lovely name.

I think its lovely. There is also something genuinely nice about being the only kid in school / the playground / more than 25 mile radius with a certain name.

I like Indigo, though I feel I shouldn't.

Don't be ridiculous

Depends how hippyish you are whether you can all carry it off. If you have a lot of beige in your home, go on lots of foriegn package holidays and have a car under 5yrs old, you will probably feel a bit embarrassed introducing her.

My son is called Indigo though we mostly just call him Indi

Yes it's great - but then I think all the current crop of top 20 names a bit yawn/overused/slightly too girly for my tastes.

I think you have to be a bit of a creative type though to pull it off.

Would be a fab as a middle name too.

Not fond - it sounds like a Jaqueline Wilson character. In fact, it probably is. I had never heard of Indigo children until a previous thread on this name though.

I love it but it doesn't go with our surname :) I have never heard the phrase 'indigo child' so that wouldn't bother me.

"I have never heard the phrase 'indigo child' so that wouldn't bother me."

So the fact that you haven't heard of something means it doesn't exist?

Yes it's seriously hippy sounding to me. And a bit 'try hard'. I'd think of indigo children too. Sorry.

I didn't say it didn't exist, how on earth did you fathom that? I said it doesn't have any connotations for me. Why would it bother me if nobody I know has ever mentioned the phrase and I have never heard it before?

sounds a bit try hard imo

ah - someone got there first!

Inigo is a name isn't it? A boys name though.

Don't do it.

It has negative connotations for lots of people. If you google Indigo Children you get lots of wierd stuff - but you would be happy to call your child the name because neither you or anyone you know has heard of the name used in this context.

You are obviouslyy assuming that your child will never meet anyone outside your immediate circle!

Every name has negative connotations for somebody... It's a bit of a silly thing to disregard a name for, a bit of new Age baloney. It's not like she's going to call it Hindley.