Indigo (given name)

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Indigo
Indigo tints and shades.
GenderUnisex
Language(s)English
Origin
MeaningIndigo

Indigo is a given name often used in reference to the color, a shade between the colors blue and violet.[1] Deep blue indigo dye was originally derived from the plant called true indigo.

The name is in use for both boys and girls in the Anglosphere. It has ranked among the 1,000 most popular names for newborn girls in England and Wales at different points since 1999[2] and in the United States since 2021.[3]

It may refer to:

Men[edit]

  • Indigo Diaz (born 1998), Canadian professional baseball pitcher for the New York Yankees

Women[edit]

See also[edit]

  • Indigo, stage name of American actress and DJ Alyssa Nichols (born 1984)

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Lansky, Bruce (2019). 100,000+ Baby Names: The most helpful, complete, & up-to-date name book. Da Capo Lifelong Books. p. 157. ISBN 978-0306845246.
  2. ^ Campbell, Mike. "Popularity in England and Wales". behindthename.com. Behind the Name. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
  3. ^ Campbell, Mike. "Popularity in the United States". behindthename.com. Behind the Name. Retrieved 2 July 2023.