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Help[Opinions] Indigo and Yonder
What do you think of it? If I ever used it, it'd be for a girl--I honestly have trouble seeing it as masculine, since the Indigo Girls are one of my favourite bands and, well...y'know, they're not the Indigo Boys.
They would be the reason that I'd use it. I feel strong ties to them--not only because I adore their music but because I share one of their names, sort of. :D (The band is made up of Emily Saliers and Amy Ray.)
And Yonder--for a boy. What do you think of it? As I told Cambria, I took it shamelessly from Carole King's "Way Over Yonder." I like how it sounds--it seems as though it'd fit in with a lot of modern names, but it sounds rustic and old-fashioned to me, which is appealing to me.
MN suggestions (or FN suggestions, if you feel they're more suitable as middle names :) would be welcome. :)
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...And then he said, "You're independent, aren't you?"
"Yes," said Laura.
A revolution without dancing is a revolution not worth having.
They would be the reason that I'd use it. I feel strong ties to them--not only because I adore their music but because I share one of their names, sort of. :D (The band is made up of Emily Saliers and Amy Ray.)
And Yonder--for a boy. What do you think of it? As I told Cambria, I took it shamelessly from Carole King's "Way Over Yonder." I like how it sounds--it seems as though it'd fit in with a lot of modern names, but it sounds rustic and old-fashioned to me, which is appealing to me.
MN suggestions (or FN suggestions, if you feel they're more suitable as middle names :) would be welcome. :)
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...And then he said, "You're independent, aren't you?"
"Yes," said Laura.
A revolution without dancing is a revolution not worth having.
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I have a fondness for Indigo as I also adore the Indigo Girls. :b But despite that, it seems masculine to me. I think because it makes me think of Inigo Montoya from "The Princess Bride". LOL.
Yonder could work for a dog. :-/
~Heather~
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Yonder could work for a dog. :-/
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Indigo I could live with...Yonder I could not. I have some backwoods hillbilly family members who say "yonder" to refer to "over there."
For example:
"Junior, could ya go down yonder and pick up thet there bucket?"
or
"Where do you live?"
"Oh, down yonder." said with a vague wave of the hand.
For example:
"Junior, could ya go down yonder and pick up thet there bucket?"
or
"Where do you live?"
"Oh, down yonder." said with a vague wave of the hand.
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I would say both sound good but are too weird on a child.
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Luckily, what's weird where you live isn't nearly so weird where I do. :) I met a child named Clove yesterday--Indigo and Yonder are tame in comparison, IMO! :DDD
Thank you for taking the time to reply.
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...And then he said, "You're independent, aren't you?"
"Yes," said Laura.
A revolution without dancing is a revolution not worth having.
Thank you for taking the time to reply.
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...And then he said, "You're independent, aren't you?"
"Yes," said Laura.
A revolution without dancing is a revolution not worth having.
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Indigo is cool.
Yonder.... could be. That one seems a little more out there to me. But I think it's the kind I'd get used to really fast.
Yonder.... could be. That one seems a little more out there to me. But I think it's the kind I'd get used to really fast.
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They're not my style (but you probably would guess that already), but I like the concept. I could see Indigo for a girl, and I tend to be more receptive of "unusual" names when the parents have a reason for them, like this, instead of just "but it's so pretty sounding!" Ditto with Yonder. Maybe it's the power of suggestion, but I think that the genders fit these names, too.
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Indigo is okay if you know the baby is always going to have blue eyes...yonder as a name you have got to be kidding I try and not use english adjectives or adverbs as names
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Well, I do use English words as names--Stardust, Snowdrop, Raining, Snowbird, Silence, Dahlia, Evening, Thursday, etc, are all on my lists.
Why would a name necessarily depend on the colour of my baby's eyes? After all, even if I was sure that my children would have blue eyes (unlikely, as I have brown and my parents had brown and bluish-green--so it's not even certain if I have the allele for blue eyes), she could have pale blue eyes. And in that case, Indigo would be inappropriate--it's a dark colour.
It's fine if you don't like the names--I just find your reasoning bizarre and would be curious to understand where it's coming from.
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...And then he said, "You're independent, aren't you?"
"Yes," said Laura.
A revolution without dancing is a revolution not worth having.
Why would a name necessarily depend on the colour of my baby's eyes? After all, even if I was sure that my children would have blue eyes (unlikely, as I have brown and my parents had brown and bluish-green--so it's not even certain if I have the allele for blue eyes), she could have pale blue eyes. And in that case, Indigo would be inappropriate--it's a dark colour.
It's fine if you don't like the names--I just find your reasoning bizarre and would be curious to understand where it's coming from.
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...And then he said, "You're independent, aren't you?"
"Yes," said Laura.
A revolution without dancing is a revolution not worth having.
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I just don't see it fitting very many children...many children are named wild names like tempest and if they are meek it makes for some uncomfortable moments
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Indigo is a really jazzy-sounding name. I like it.
As for Yonder, I do like it for a boy, but I'd like it even more on a bloodhound or some hound dog. Yonder just sounds twangy and old-fashioned. I think it'd make a cool fn.
I'm going to ponder mns. If I think of anything good, I'll edit this post & add edited to the subject. =)
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"The dog is a gentleman; I hope I go to his heaven, not man's."
- Mark Twain.
As for Yonder, I do like it for a boy, but I'd like it even more on a bloodhound or some hound dog. Yonder just sounds twangy and old-fashioned. I think it'd make a cool fn.
I'm going to ponder mns. If I think of anything good, I'll edit this post & add edited to the subject. =)
"The dog is a gentleman; I hope I go to his heaven, not man's."
- Mark Twain.
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Indigo I love. Indy would be a cute nn, too. This needs an interesting mn, too. Indigo Marguerite springs to mind, wdyt? Also Indigo Amaryllis.
Yonder...Not so much. I'm not a big fan of "Y"'s starting names. And when something is "way over yonder", to me that sounds vague. Indigo is much better :)
Yonder...Not so much. I'm not a big fan of "Y"'s starting names. And when something is "way over yonder", to me that sounds vague. Indigo is much better :)
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Indigo is lovely! I really like it, and Indy would be such a cute name for a little girl (if you're inclined to use it, that is ;-) )
Yonder really isn't my style, but it would make an interesting middle name.
How about:
Indigo Carole (seen as you mentioned her)
Indigo Elise
Indigo Snowflake
Indigo Aria (sorry, couldn't resist - I quite like India Arie)
Indigo Virginia
Indigo Jewel
Indigo Layla
Indigo Jean
Indigo Therese
Indigo Estelle
Indigo Amaryllis
Indigo Noelle
Indigo Evey (since you like V so much)
Indigo Lace
Indigo Laine (these two just sound so pretty to me)
Indigo Ursula
Will post some ideas for Yonder later..
Okay, I'm back now! I just have a few extra ideas...I'm very excited about this first one, its a name that I have just discovered, but which I think fits very nicely with Yonder.
Balendin Yonder - love the flow of this, personally.
Well, I'm just not so good at boys names. But here are some suggestions:
Leonard Yonder
Edwin Yonder
Yonder Alvin
Yonder really isn't my style, but it would make an interesting middle name.
How about:
Indigo Carole (seen as you mentioned her)
Indigo Elise
Indigo Snowflake
Indigo Aria (sorry, couldn't resist - I quite like India Arie)
Indigo Virginia
Indigo Jewel
Indigo Layla
Indigo Jean
Indigo Therese
Indigo Estelle
Indigo Amaryllis
Indigo Noelle
Indigo Evey (since you like V so much)
Indigo Lace
Indigo Laine (these two just sound so pretty to me)
Indigo Ursula
Will post some ideas for Yonder later..
Okay, I'm back now! I just have a few extra ideas...I'm very excited about this first one, its a name that I have just discovered, but which I think fits very nicely with Yonder.
Balendin Yonder - love the flow of this, personally.
Well, I'm just not so good at boys names. But here are some suggestions:
Leonard Yonder
Edwin Yonder
Yonder Alvin
This message was edited 7/24/2006, 8:38 PM
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I've always LOVED Indigo, but I've always thought of it as a boy's name, since there was a male character in a novel I once read who was called Indigo. It could be nice on a girl too, but that's just me.
Yonder is alright, but it sounds kind of hick-ish to me. If you can get passed that, it's fine.
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Yonder is alright, but it sounds kind of hick-ish to me. If you can get passed that, it's fine.
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"I've always liked everybody. I'm not sure everybody likes me."-Johnny Depp
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You're talking to someone who made a conscious choice to be called by both her first and middle name, making her an Amy Rae. Hickish doesn't worry me in the slightest. :)
I think Indigo would be fine on a boy--it just wouldn't feel quite right to me if I myself used it on a boy, you know?
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...And then he said, "You're independent, aren't you?"
"Yes," said Laura.
A revolution without dancing is a revolution not worth having.
I think Indigo would be fine on a boy--it just wouldn't feel quite right to me if I myself used it on a boy, you know?
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...And then he said, "You're independent, aren't you?"
"Yes," said Laura.
A revolution without dancing is a revolution not worth having.
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Yeah, I guess it wouldn't be a good idea to name a boy a purple-ish color, ha. Don't get me wrong, it's very pretty on a girl, but I guess I'm biased since I read that book =]
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"I've always liked everybody. I'm not sure everybody likes me."-Johnny Depp
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"I've always liked everybody. I'm not sure everybody likes me."-Johnny Depp
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