Indie as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Indie

What is the meaning of the name Indie ?

The baby name Indie is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈɪndi/ (IN-dee).

Indie is English in Origin.

Indie is an English diminutive used for several longer names - most commonly India, Indiana, Indigo, and Indira - and it also carries the modern sense of “independent,” via the cultural shorthand for independent music and film. Depending on the root, meanings range from “river; from the Indus” (India, from Sanskrit Sindhu), to “Indian dye; deep blue” (Indigo, from Greek indikon), to “beautiful, splendid” (Indira, an epithet of the goddess Lakshmi). As a standalone, Indie suggests free-spirited independence.

As a given name it appeared as a pet form in the 19th century alongside place-names like India and Indiana in English-speaking countries, then surged again in the 2000s with the rise of indie culture. Usage is unisex but skews feminine; the spelling Indy is common for boys. Variants and related forms include Indi, Indy, Indee, India, Indiana, Indigo, Indira, and the nickname Indie/Indy.