Message: "Indie" - Behind the Name

Indie

by NobodyOfConsequence

9/27/2013, 2:01 PM

Lately I have been loving the name Indie for a girl. Do you think it could stand on its own or would it have to be a nn? For the record, I know an India "Indi", an Indiana "Indi" and a girl that's just Indy. Of all the long forms, I prefer India. WDYT?

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- Millie (ImSorryIfILoveYou96)

9/28/2013, 2:14 AM

Round here an "Indie" is someone who tried too hard to be unique and thus somehow conforms to one of the social cliques, in fact they have become a well known social clique in their own right.

That said. I do think it is very cute. I dislike India immensely but I think Indiana.

- SJayne

9/27/2013, 11:49 PM

I love it as a nickname for India or Indiana but I've noticed most people on here can't stand Indiana on a girl. As a person who's not from America (So doesn't have the state association) or has ever seen Indiana Jones I love it. India is beautiful too.

- LMS

9/27/2013, 11:08 PM

I like the nn purely as an Indiana Jones fan, but I can't stand behind it as a name in reality. Also, Indie reminds me of hipsters, not a great association for me.

- Pink Princess

9/27/2013, 9:47 PM

I don't like it on it's own, as I feel it will sound a little "young" for an adult. India "Indi" is alright, but I'd prefer Indigo "Indi".

- Elena

9/27/2013, 6:40 PM

I've considered Indira, nn Indy / Indie. I love it. It makes an adorable nn (and only a nn). I don't believe it has enough substance on its own. It works great for India.

- Kinga (New_Chloe)

9/27/2013, 4:08 PM

I know a girl who is just Indi. Her parents wanted her to have a name that couldn't be shortened. It works really well for her. I don't think it neeeeds to have a longer name to fall back on.

Indira could be an option maybe?

- Calla (guest)

9/27/2013, 3:24 PM

Indie is a definite nn. By itself it reminds me too much of indie music and people saying "Oh, I only watch indie movies and listen to indie music because mainstream anything is indigestible."

I love Indiana for a girl. I like India, too, but there's something about it holding me back. I love Indigo, too.

- JessicaLeigh

9/27/2013, 3:17 PM

Indigo!

I think Indie is cute and spunky, but it feels like a nn to me. How about Indigo?

- Hola123

9/27/2013, 3:13 PM

I really like the name India and I think Indie/Indy is cute too but somehow I never thought of Indy as a nn for India! lol. They're both GP names for me though. India is a GP because I have no connection to India and I think naming kids after countries is kind of dumb anyway. Indie could stand on its own, but I'd rather see it as a nn. It's kind a of a fun and funky name...not one that I can take incredibly seriously. I don't know what it could be a nn for though because even Indiana is a GP of mine, due to the state in the US.

- RoxStar

9/27/2013, 2:44 PM

I don't think Indie stands on its own, and I don't think it even makes a nice nickname. India wins, hands down.

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