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"besides the obvious" well I don't know what is obvious.

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I prefer it spelled Indie.

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India
Indigo
Indiana
those are the only names that come to mind right away.

I like Indy a bit. My little cousin's name is India and that is her most frequent nickname.

The only full names I can think of are Indiana and Indigo.

Love it - but only spelled Indie. Not sure of nn for it.

I prefer the spelling Indie. What about Indigo or Indiana?

BOY
Indian (masculine name from Indiana) - I suppose you could use this, although some people may find it risky. It has a cowboy feel to me; like Wyatt, Colt, or Montana.
Indus - The Indus is the name of a river in India.
Independent / Independence - If you're feeling in a hippy mood.

Indiana
India
Ingrid
Indira
Indigo

I love it as a nn for Indiana on a boy. Indie for a girl Indigo

Not a fan. I think of indie music, or it's a nn for Indiana which I don't care for. Some other names it could be a nn for (not sure if you want male or female so I'll suggest both):

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Indah
Indira
Indu
Ingegerd
Ingrid
Ingvild
Inmaculada
Iolanda

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Inderjit
Inderpal
Indra
Indigo
Isandro
Iskender
Henry =D

Indigus

India, Indiana, Mindy, Melinda, Belinda, Indira.

Linden

Boy or girl? Personally, I don't particularly like it for either, but I like a lot of names it could be dervied from. Examples follow:

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Ladies:

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Indira
India
Indra
Indigo
Lucinda

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Gents:
Indigo

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OK, I could think of a few girl names more than boy names...

I don't think it's a very good name for a real person. It just makes me think of Indiana Jones (who is awesome at least). The only other name besides Indiana that I think it could be short for is Indigo, but I think that's a horrible name. There are several Indian names that begin with Ind- too.

It just makes me think of hipsters, you know, indie. So it feels faddish to me.