Comments for the name Indiana

Indiana also means "divine" in Latin. I think it's a very cute name, especially for a little girl.

I think it sounds more like a man's name. Adventerous and courageous. Probably because when I think of Indiana, I think of Indiana Jones.

Of course, Indiana Jones' real name was Junior. The family dog was called Indiana, and Indy loved that dog!

Actually, Indiana Jones' real name was Henry Jones Junior, not just Junior.

The only reason I would name a kid Indiana is because of Indiana Jones. I could NEVER name a girl that, I mean, Indiana's a state!

People have actually named their children Indiana?! Poor, poor children! As names become more and more abnormal, are we going to see babies named Alabama and California?!

No offense to anyone but I just don't see this as a name for a child, especially not a girl.

I like this name a lot; I can't help it. It's unusual, but the sound is pretty and I like it for both boys and girls, though more for girls. Indy is a cute nickname, too. I also don't think Indiana is any more unusual for a name than India, Georgia, Dakota, Arizona, or others.

Actress Summer Phoenix has a son named Indiana August.

I love the name Indiana for both genders, prefer a boy though. Indiana is in my Top 20 Names.

Australian basketball player, Brett Maher, 33, has a daugther named Indiana Rose. She was born on Valentine's Day 2007.

A friend of mine's sister is named Indy, after Indiana Jones. Her full name is not Indiana, though, it's just Indy. I think it's kind of cute, and definitely interesting!

It's not the worst place name out there, but what if your child won't like Indiana? The associations are always there.

Indiana Evans is an Australian actress on the soap Home and Away.

I like this name a lot, because of the movies, Indiana Jones. I think it is a very manly name, and could see it as being a girl name but the girl would be manly. A great nickname would be Indy!

I was looking for the meaning of my name and it's interesting to read all of your different opinions and ideas. My name is Indiana and though I used to dislike it, it's grown on me. I'm very strong and masculine but not too much not to be sweet and often called Indi. Haha=]] I think it's an extraordinary name but not to be chosen lightly. A name says a lot about a person. Unusual and a bit over the top, but be sure to listen for the name on the red carpet within the next few years. Honest. You'll hear it.

I love this name! It is very feminine, regardless of Indiana Jones, I mean, it has 'anna' in it! It's no different in sounding to Savannah or any other 'anna' name, and you certainly don't see them on men. I would definitely consider naming my future daughter this, and it's very unique, which I love, far better than all the Emmas and Avas, how unoriginal. Gorgeous!

Indiana is also the name given to a type of hardy water lily.

Reference: http://www.backyardgardener.com/plantname/pda_b8de.html

It sounds weird and ridiculous as a name, just like most state names do, and everyone will think of Indiana Jones. I'd recommend something else.

Since I don't live in the USA, I associate this name completely with Indiana Jones, which is not a bad thing. I'm surprised Indiana has never had any popularity data for males.

I don't see anything wrong with this name. Even if Indiana is a state, it's like naming your child Carolina, Dakota, or Virginia. I wouldn't name my child this because of some issues, but I think the name is okay.

I knew a guy named this in my English class last year. He was always called Indiana Jones :| personally, I don't recommend it.

Despite the Indiana Jones association (although his real name was Henry Jones, Jr.), I see this as strictly a feminine name. And honestly, I like it better than most other "state names": Dakota, Virginia, Georgia, Nevada, etc. This one sounds like it can actually be used on people (preferably girls). However, I don't know if I'd ever use it, as I live in the next state over (Illinois).

I dislike this name because bogans choose this name for their daughter because either:

A) they are motorsport enthusiasts and the child is named after their cool holiday in Indiana at the Indianapolis 500. These girls will ALWAYS be called Indy as a nickname.

B) they are named after the soap opera character

C) they wanted to call their daughter India, but everyone else was doing the same thing so they stuck NA on the end and now it's like, a totally different name!

"Indiana" (1832) was the first novel by French authoress George Sand.

It is about a beautiful young Creole woman who has an unhappy series of relationships until she finally finds love with her cousin Ralph shortly before they commit suicide ... or do they?!

An interesting name. I kind of like it. In the Indiana Jones films they call him Indie sometimes which I also like.

Indiana was used as a feminine name long before Indiana Jones. It is borne by Indiana Lynmere from Frances Burney's novel "Camilla" written in 1796. Quite possibly it's derived from the British colony of India of it's day.

I prefer Indiana to India, for girls, and this name would work wonderfully on boys as well. For nicknames, "Indy" for boys and "Ana" for girls.

I actually think Indiana is really good name, but only for a girl. I have a friend that's a guy, and his middle name is Indiana, but almost no one believes that it's his middle name. I would never use it, though, because I live in Indiana and frankly I hate this stupid state.

"Indiana" is also the name of a song by Meg and Dia.

Ugh, I hate this name! This name is so freakin trendy in Australia. I've met three little girls named Indiana in the past year. I don't get why it's so trendy. It's the name of an American state. It's like an American naming their kid Jalisco or Bavaria. (Virginia, Georgia, and Carolina are exceptions, since those were people names first.) And "Indy" is a stupid nickname. It's worse on a boy, since it seems awkward being a guy whose name ends in -ana.

Indiana is a novel about love and marriage written by Amandine Aurore Dupin; it was the first work she published under her pseudonym George Sand. Published in April 1832, the novel blends the conventions of romanticism, realism, and idealism. Set partly in France and partly in the French colony of Reunion, Sand had to base her descriptions of the colony - where she had never been- on the travel writing of friend Jules Neraud. The main character is Indiana, a young woman who is weak in body but strong in mind.

Camilla (Burney novel)

Camilla, subtitled A Picture of Youth, is a novel by Frances Burney, first published in 1796. Camilla deals with the matrimonial concerns of a group of young people: Camilla Tyrold and her sisters, the sweet tempered Lavinia and the deformed, but extremely kind, Eugenia, and their cousin the beautiful Indiana Lynmere - and in particular, with the love affair between Camilla herself and her eligible suitor, Edgar Mandlebert. They have many hardships, however, caused by misunderstandings and mistakes, in the path of true love. An enormously popular eighteenth-century novel, Camilla is touched at many points by the advancing spirit of romanticism.

Georgia and Virginia are, and always will be, the only acceptable state names. At least to me.

I like this name, not as a favorite, though.
@websurfer: Alabama is a name, but I don't know any California's.
Most of these places were names before states/places.