Gender: F
Origin: Color name
Color names have joined flower and jewel names -- in a big way -- and this, a deep blue-purple dye from plants native to India, is particularly striking for both girls and boys. It's the name of a character in the Ntozake Shange novel Sassafrass, Cypress & Indigo.
Indigo is being discussed in our message boards:
Read Nameberry blog posts about Indigo: