What do people think of India?

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Only 3 weeks to go and still undecided. I really liked India but my sister in law told me that India together with our surname sounded like an Indian restaurant!Its put me off it!

i think its really pretty

My friends DD is called India, Its a lovely name and is growing in popularity.

It's a really large country with great food.

Thanks for comments is it too popular? Hullygully does it just make you think of balti's and nan bread?

I love it. It's pretty but when my friend said 'I have to go and feed India' it sounded like she was on a humanitarian mission!

A friend of mine has a Rhodesia, now that's an interesting choice.

Heard of a Sahara also recently (not a fan).

I wudnt say its too popular, just popular enough not to sound weird or 'hippyish' iyswim. My friends dd gets called Indi quite a lot for short. I like names with a bit of originality, there wont be fifty other kids with the same name in school!

Mmm this is all very helpful. If its a girl her full name would sound like 'India Knight' not our surname but sounds similar.

Nothing wrong with India Knight or similar IMO. We have chosen a potentially 'problematic' first name for one of ours given our surname is a noun. It was a bit risky but so far she hasn't had any problems.

If your worried about how it goes with your surname, what about a middle name to break it up? Maybe something more traditional, that shuts up the folk who turn up their noses at your 1st choice as well!

All the names I like end in a.
Tatiana
Anoushka
Gabriella
Anastasia
I know there are others but pregnancy brain has made me forget them!!
All too much with India I think.

I love Tatiana - know an uber posh little one known as 'Tatty'. We are not uber posh and H would never agree I fear

Tatiana is probably my favourite too but we are Scottish and tatty just means potato so fear she would have a tough time!

I like India Gabriella

India Louisa?

India is really pretty. I think its not too popular but not too weird

It's become a bit Courteney tbh.

i knew a tatiana known as tats. better?

I quite like India. though in my mind it is linked in with baby India in Neghbours atm .

It makes me think of india wilkes, from gone with the wind.

I think its a lovely soft name, with a lot of character.

I know a little girl called Peru. I love that too, but i always call her India by mistake!

lol

that's very funny

agree with woolfie. A difficult name to carry off. And I know one India who could hardly suit her name less. It's almost funny.

I love the name India as I love the country and its people. It makes me happy whenever I say it, hence our daughter being named 'India Rose'.

My DP loves the name India but seeing as I am blonde and we are both very pale skinned I just don't see that it would work. I imagine a dark haired girl when I hear the name. It is very pretty though.

And I like Indie but that just makes me think of Indiana Jones!

I am from India and if i still lived there would not call my daughter England.I have friends and their daughter is called India i thinks it sounds stupid.

I kind of like it but it does sound hippyish. I met someone recently whose daughter is called Asia - which wouldn't be so bad, except that she lives in Asia! It'd be like someone living in London calling their daughter Europe. I think she's a bit loopy.