India
Latin · Girl · 2 syllables
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About the name India
The name India derives from the Sanskrit word "Sindhu," referring to the Indus River, which was Latinized by Greeks and Romans as "Indos" and eventually became "India" in English.
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Etymology
The name India derives from the Sanskrit word "Sindhu," referring to the Indus River, which was Latinized by Greeks and Romans as "Indos" and eventually became "India" in English. It literally means "land of the Indus" and represents the geographical region and nation.
The name is primarily used in English-speaking cultures and Western contexts as a given name, though it gained particular prominence in the 20th century, notably with activist India Bourne and others; it reflects a trend of using geographical names as personal names in Western naming traditions.
India currently ranks #1,722 in the United States as a girl's name. It reached its peak popularity around 2001.
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