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Do you prefer the name Indie or Ines?

62 replies

London803 · 15/04/2021 17:52

Middle name Rose

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Orphlids · 15/04/2021 19:22

Ines. It’s exciting, interesting, chic, elegant, and sophisticated. I agree with PPs that Indie is too trendy. It sounds so informal. Cute for a little one, but beyond that I don’t think it would work.

London803 · 15/04/2021 22:12

Oh I haven’t seen it 😂

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DramaAlpaca · 15/04/2021 22:14

Ines. It's elegant, classy and sophisticated.

Indie is none of the above.

KoalaOok · 15/04/2021 22:16

Ines but not with Rose unless it's a family name

lemonsyellow · 15/04/2021 22:16

Ines.

HunkyPunk · 15/04/2021 22:18

Ines.

Tinty · 15/04/2021 22:19

A friend has a daughter called Indigo, maybe you could called your Dd that.

wanderedlonelyasacloud · 15/04/2021 22:21

Indie

I don't like Ines at all but all the pp seem to love it

Tillygetsit · 15/04/2021 22:35

Ines. Very chic.

MrsCalypsoGrant · 15/04/2021 22:50

Ines, without question. Striking & sophisticated.

Indie is the absolute opposite IMHO!

Herewegoagainok · 15/04/2021 23:00

Ines is the name of a horrible contestant from a rubbish reality show in australia that most of uk hasn't seen! So I wouldn't let that put you off but she was referred to as anus and I think that association has put me off forever.

Tatum1234 · 15/04/2021 23:27

Ines

shouldistop · 16/04/2021 07:29

I'm Scottish and know a few Innis', all boys.

Cheesypea · 16/04/2021 07:46

In as left leaning as they come but I hate indie- it like your setting her up to have an alternative lifestyle,

Lemonlemon88 · 16/04/2021 07:50

Prefer India or Indigo. Ines is nice but I think its needs a different middle name to Rose.

HairboStrawb · 16/04/2021 07:54

I love Indie, my friend has a 13 year old Indie and it suits her perfectly! I would consider it for future DD I might have

London803 · 16/04/2021 08:08

@rentnotsub I’m glad I haven’t seen it 😂😂

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London803 · 16/04/2021 08:09

@Tinty does she have a nickname?

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SmiledWithTheRisingSun · 16/04/2021 08:27

Indie. But as a nn for India.

VenusClapTrap · 16/04/2021 11:13

Love Ines. I think it needs a longer middle name though, like Ines Josephine, or Ines Esmeralda.

Tinty · 16/04/2021 11:42

@London803.

Yes she has a nickname, it is Indy Grin

Comefromaway · 16/04/2021 11:47

@Herewegoagainok

Ines is the name of a horrible contestant from a rubbish reality show in australia that most of uk hasn't seen! So I wouldn't let that put you off but she was referred to as anus and I think that association has put me off forever.
Whereas I immediately thought of little Ines from Hairspray.
emmathedilemma · 16/04/2021 11:48

I also associate Innes / Innis as being a boy's name from being in Scotland. The only female Ines I know is Spanish and there's an accent on it somewhere.
I prefer India nn Indie.

cachedelete · 16/04/2021 18:11

Ines is relatively common here as there is a large Portuguese population.

Indie is nice, but a bit trendy.

Crunchymum · 16/04/2021 19:17

Indie (IMO) is more of a shortening. So I'd go for India (although personally I prefer Indiana - yes for a girl) and let Indie be a nickname.