"How to Be Indie" is a Canadian television sitcom that aired on YTV from 2009 to 2011 and the Disney Channel until 2012. The program is a single-camera series intended for a youth audience.The show's main character is a 13-year-old Indian-Canadian teenager named Indira "Indie" Mehta. The program follows Indie's journey as she tries to get the most out of life despite the trials of junior high school and the expectations of her Indian parents.
Hippie-in-a-bad-way white-people-with-dreadlocks name, and would not work on an adult. That's just my opinion. Better if it's a nickname for Belinda, Indigo or Lucinda.
Indie could be a nickname for names ending in -inda like Belinda, Lucinda or Clarinda.
― Anonymous User 4/27/2023
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Not sure how much the media term influenced this name. It's one of many "new" names which definitely hit big in Utah with its large Latter Day Saint (Mormon) community before it got big elsewhere. In 2012 22% of all girls named Indie and 20% of those named Indy in the USA were born in Utah. In 2021 the name had boomed all over the country, but 10% of those named Indy and 9% of those named Indie were Utah babies. If you combine the spellings Indie ranked 76th as a name for girls born in Utah in 2021. Maybe it's my stereotype, but I'm not sure "independence" is a quality LDS parents would necessarily want a daughter to have. On the other hand, people in Utah would probably be more familiar with "Indie" in its media slang meaning because of the prominence of the Sundance Film Festival there every year.
My name is Indie. I think it goes nicely with my middle name which is Rose (Indie Rose) I see why others don't like it, but it's all I've ever known so I never thought anything negative about it. It was just "my name". Unfortunately, it is getting really popular and anyone born from 2018-2022 is going to have at least a few other Indie's in their grade. There are a few spelling variations. Indy, Indi, Indee, Indie, and I've even seen Endie before which I personally don't like. My favorite spelling is Indy because it looks so pretty written on paper. But, the spelling I n d I e has been my name for years now and I wouldn't change it.
― Anonymous User 6/3/2022
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This name has hipster written all over it. I can't see anyone who isn't a hipster using it.
I used to know an Indie, she had bright orange hair. Once she reached middle school, she changed her name to Vanessa after her deceased older sister. Anyways, I don't like this name. It sounds, well, childish. Like, c'mon...there are so many other names to choose from. I do like Indie Music, though. Tame Impala is really nice.
Indie is a cute name. It sounds even better if you have a pretty nice last name.
― Anonymous User 9/2/2020
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I really like the name Indie for a girl or a boy (though for boys I prefer the spelling Indy). It can be a nickname for India, Indiana or Indigo. Indie sounds kind of exotic and cool, but can also be really cute on a little kid. I think it ages well, although Indies should have a long name they can switch to in case it gets too immature.