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I really like the name India but worry that it may be perceived as a chavvy name...wdyt?

Donkey you make a good point. TenthMuse I would be slightly concerned for that reason also as I have no connection with the country at all. But I still love the name....

I don't think it's chavvy or try hard, but I do think if you are going to call your DD India you should have at least been to India. Same with Florence, etc.

I love India it is a string contender for my next pregnancy if its a dd. I was thinking India Veronica Clementine, India Veronica Rose or India Veronica Pearl. Swoon!

I agree with Lynette 100%.

India is a lovely name but would only call your child India if you had visited the country and experienced it.
There was an India in my class at school who had only travelled as far as Plymouth.. Seems a bit try hard to me

I have never understood why some people name their daughters India, where as other countries like Uzbekistan, South Africa and Hungary ( to name a few) never seem to have many fans.

Next we'll be hearing clumsy girls can't be named Grace or ugly babies shouldn't be called Rose.

It is hard to tell in advance if a new born will turn into a clumsy girl or an ugly baby!

I think India is a lovely name, and the two I know (ages 18 and 7) are certainly not chavvy. I think there is a Lady India Hicks in the Royal Family.

I also know an Indianna.

Florence is well up in the top 100 baby names and I never hear people saying oh only if you visited Florence....it's a load of nonsense if you like the name go for it!

Love it, it's a fantastic name.

Yes, very nice!

But Florence is a very old latin name, not just the name of a city! Would you say you could only use the name Paris if you had been to the city?! India has been used as a given name dating back to the 1800s at least. I don't get the whole chavvy/you can only use it if you've been there thing.

I know a teenage girl with this name, not at all chavvy, but a very bright and beautiful girl.

Lovely, Chris Hemsworth called his baby India Rose which is gorgeous.

I just Love it. It was my fav name when I was pregnant (until I found out I was having a boy). I don't think DP would let me use it & I got a few raised eyebrows when I mentioned it but I think it's beautiful, especially if you put it with a classic English name. I think India Rose is quite popular, think it sounds really pretty though.

My best friend's little girl is India Rose and I think it's a stunning name. Totally agree with the OP about this try hard nonsense. I definitely tried hard to give my two beautiful names that are outside the top 50. Nothing wrong with that surely. Big yes to India and no, you don't need to have been there.

I doubt the parents of India Wilkes had ever been to India