Comments on: Name of the Day: India http://appellationmountain.net/2008/10/07/name-of-the-day-india/ Where Every Name Has a Story Sat, 11 Feb 2012 23:32:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Sunday Summary: 2/5/12 | Appellation Mountain http://appellationmountain.net/2008/10/07/name-of-the-day-india/#comment-29443 Sun, 05 Feb 2012 14:58:16 +0000 http://appellationmountain.wordpress.com/?p=769#comment-29443 [...] India Christian Beau [...]

]]> By: patrick http://appellationmountain.net/2008/10/07/name-of-the-day-india/#comment-28535 Thu, 12 Jan 2012 11:52:10 +0000 http://appellationmountain.wordpress.com/?p=769#comment-28535 We named our daughter India Rose, but we are living in India at the moment, so maybe that gives us a little more leeway..

]]> By: Baby Name of the Day: Indie | Appellation Mountain http://appellationmountain.net/2008/10/07/name-of-the-day-india/#comment-18980 Thu, 10 Mar 2011 07:05:27 +0000 http://appellationmountain.wordpress.com/?p=769#comment-18980 [...] a girls’ name, the most logical explanation is that Indie is short for India, a name with a longer history of use than you might think.  It’s said that British families [...]

]]> By: Sarah http://appellationmountain.net/2008/10/07/name-of-the-day-india/#comment-3465 Wed, 04 Feb 2009 23:01:45 +0000 http://appellationmountain.wordpress.com/?p=769#comment-3465 Oh I adore this name! It quirky and has character – Why Oh Why does my cousin have to have this name!

I don’t mind Indiana for a boy but I can’t very well have Indiana as a brother for Edward Nolan can I?!?!?

Sigh…..

]]> By: appellationmountain http://appellationmountain.net/2008/10/07/name-of-the-day-india/#comment-1987 Sat, 11 Oct 2008 00:16:10 +0000 http://appellationmountain.wordpress.com/?p=769#comment-1987 Another, you’re SO right about Brooklyn. They all live in Wisconsin. (As does my cousin Sarah. Nothing wrong with the state, but you have to be that far removed from the place to think it’s an appropriate choice for a child’s name.)

I can’t decide if India’s long history of use makes her a viable choice for a child’s name or not. Katharine, you summed it up perfectly – “naming a child after a nation I have never visited and have no links to – would seem pointed and unnatural.”

But in the middle spot, I love her without reservation.

There’s an India in Alexei’s childcare center – she’s African American. I suspect the name is bigger among families of color – my ‘hood is pretty diverse, and I hear India with some frequency. I’m going to have to ask around.

]]> By: Another http://appellationmountain.net/2008/10/07/name-of-the-day-india/#comment-1985 Sat, 11 Oct 2008 00:04:06 +0000 http://appellationmountain.wordpress.com/?p=769#comment-1985 I’m with Katharine! That’s why it kills me when people name their daughters Brooklyn. I mean, have they been there? It’s not the best place in the world. The only people who even like Brooklyn are the people who are from Brooklyn – and plenty of us have found reasons to leave and not go back. That’s why I named my dog after the place (both my dogs have place names) and wouldn’t consider naming either of my dogs after a place I haven’t been , anyway. How do you know if it’s any good?

Sorry about my little rant.

]]> By: Katharine http://appellationmountain.net/2008/10/07/name-of-the-day-india/#comment-1965 Thu, 09 Oct 2008 20:08:19 +0000 http://appellationmountain.wordpress.com/?p=769#comment-1965 I like the thought of India – she begins with an ‘I’ (winner), ends in ‘a’ (winner) and is at once familiar and unusual (again winner!) but for some reason I would never choose her. I think what I can’t get my head around is that for me, the thought of naming a child after a nation I have never visited and have no links to – would seem pointed and unnatural.

]]> By: !!!DirtyHippy!!! http://appellationmountain.net/2008/10/07/name-of-the-day-india/#comment-1957 Wed, 08 Oct 2008 20:02:24 +0000 http://appellationmountain.wordpress.com/?p=769#comment-1957 Love India! Thanks so much for the info, AM. I think she appeals to me so much because she’s kind of historical and funky at the same time. The combo I’m kicking around now is India Caroline . . . I think it kind of highlights the old world british feel for me.

Oh, and I totally agree with you Lola about the yummy culture, food and men :)

]]> By: Lola http://appellationmountain.net/2008/10/07/name-of-the-day-india/#comment-1952 Wed, 08 Oct 2008 00:44:10 +0000 http://appellationmountain.wordpress.com/?p=769#comment-1952 You know, I found out Josephine was a county in Oregon, after I named her! (taught me to Google first!) But India gives me pause. The original reasons for using India malke me want to curl up in a closet somewhere. But then, Jemima is close to my own heart for her meaning as well as her Biblical character, but while I’d love to use her up front, he unsavory slavery link makes me put her in the middle (Cecily Jemima Llanfaire at the moment) I’d do the same with India. (I adore the Indian culture, their food and *sigh* their men) ;) I find her origins a bit unsavory and while I’d never hold it against anyone else, I could never use it in first myself (I did have part of a combo for Josephine… ___ India Amandine. Edible feeling and lushly amber colored.) In the end, it’s all how you view it. Me? Middle name territory only. :)

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