Indie

[PreciousPeach]

What do you think? For a dd btw I know it's probably a bit of a marmite name! It's short and quirky which we like (we are more than likely going to end up with something a little "off centre" iykwim

It also goes well with our ds name.

We also like India but it is already used by a classmate of ds, plus I feel like it would be weird when we don't have any connections to the country and never been there

Pmsl @ Indiana Janes

DS has a male friend, 16, called Indiana, known as Indie.

I know a little girl whose nn is Indie. I always assumed it was short for India but actually it's Indigo. It's not really my taste but it's kind of growing on me as I get to know this little girl better...she's a sweetheart.

I love it for a nn for my non existent DD. Would probably use Indira or India as full name.

I went out, briefly with a beautiful man called Indy. I quite like it.

It's the only name for a dd my dh and I agree on and neither feel like we are compromising! I will go with a more "formal" middle name....well second middle name

We were thinking Indie Clementine ___ insert more formal family name here (probably my mums)

I know a boy called Indigo, nn Indie.

My niece is Indie May, we love it.

stripeylion how has the name been received in general? Indie May is really sweet!

I really like it. I also met an Inti recently (a boy). That's a cool name too.

Love indie and much prefer indie or indira to India

Having seen some of your other namethreads I think we're on the same page re baby names. Something a little off Centre but not batshit crazy.

I love Indie and think it's a perfectly good name.

Our DD is called Juno and we gave her a more "normal" middle name in case she hated her off Centre first name later.

Others we considered were:

Astrid
Isis
Hera (DP hated this but I seriously considered it so it counts)
Aster
Lena

PeacheLilyDoge @ something a little off centre but not batshit crazy!!! Yep that pretty much sums up my style. I LOVE Juno, that was what I had picked for my last pregnancy if it was a dd but I miscarried unfortunately so even though I adore it at the moment I feel I can't use it (though that may change with my head wrecking indecision

Astrid is also on my list and I love Hera (also Hero but not brave enough)

I know a boy called Indie, seems to be a very unisex name.

Yeah agree re unisex name, though I have never met one if either sex.

I know an Indie. Her parents were always going to give her a name a little "off centre" too. From the minute I heard it I loved it, as far as I know she has had mainly positive responses on the name. Older people are the ones who have been a bit about it, but they can be strange any way!

My dd is an indie, full name Indira. She really suits it. I love it.

Good choice op

LOVE it for my future DD. However my DP has vetoed and my Mum would make "indie house, indie garden" jokes. Lucky you for being allowed it

Sorry to hear about your miscarriage. Can see why you would want a different name for your next DD.

I really like Hero too but I worried it crossed the "batshit crazy" line I'd set in my head.

Indie is a gorgeous name, love it!

I do think it's a pretty name but there is or was a character on 'Neighbours' called Indie (My SD was an avid viewer and I unfortunately got to listen to many episodes) which ruined it a bit for me.

It gets used here in New Zealand a bit, I know a couple of girls in DD's school with the name. The link to our top 100 girl names if you want to have a look (a few different ones to the UK I think):
www.dia.govt.nz/Pubforms.nsf/URL/Top100GirlsBabyNamesNewZealand2013.pdf/$file/Top100GirlsBabyNamesNewZealand2013.pdf

I really like indie, do not like India or Indiana though

Indie is pretty

I know an Indy, but he's a man. I've also met a female Indi but it was short for Indira. It's pretty, but I think people would keep asking what it was short for - could get annoying?