Name: India
Gender: Female
Usage: India, of sanskrit origin, is a popular first name. It is more often used as a girl (female) name.
People having the name India are in general originating from United Kingdom, United States of America.
Variants: For another variant of the name India across the world, see Indy.
Meaning: The meaning of the name India is: Body of water.
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Numerology of the first name India: calculate the core numbers of your numerology chart to discover your numerological profile and your personality traits.
The Growth number corresponding to this first name is 1. It denotes a pattern that assists you in growth and development: individualistic, determined, pioneering, bold, athletic, independent, active, self-confident.
Interpretation:
Qualities: Leader, Determined
Ruling planet: Sun
Colors: Yellow, Orange, Gold
Gemstones: Topaz, Amber
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The name India is ranked on the 2,839th position of the most used names. It means that this name is commonly used.
We estimate that there are at least 128400 persons in the world having this name which is around 0.002% of the population. The name India has five characters. It means that it is relatively medium-length, compared to the other names in our database.
The graph below represents the number of people who were given the name India for each year since 1900 in the U.S.A.:
The name day of India is 12 November.
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History and Origin
India is a feminine given name derived from the name of the country India, which takes its name from the Indus River. The name was used for India Wilkes, a character in the novel and movie Gone with the Wind. Its use for girls in England began during the British rule in India during the 19th century. It has been used for daughters of aristocratic families in England that had ties to Colonial India, such as India Hicks.
The name has ranked in the top 1,000 most popular names for girls in the United States since 1970. It was the 690th most popular name for girls born in the United States in 2007, down from 567th place in 2006. Prior to 1970, it had last ranked among the top 1,000 names given to girls in that country between 1900 and 1910. It has been in use in the United States as a girls name since at least 1880, the earliest year records are available. It was the 217th most popular name for girls born in England and Wales in 2007.
English: presumably from the name of the subcontinent, and apparently taken into regular use as a result of its occurence in Margaret Mitchell's novel Gone with the Wind (1936), which contributed a remarkable number of given names to the English language. In the case of India Hicks, Lord Mountbatten's granddaughter, the name was chosen because of her family's association with, and affection for, India.
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