Meaning and Origin
What does the name Indigo mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.
Origin and Meaning of Indigo
User Submitted Origins
Australian
44%
Indian (Sanskrit)
26%
English
24%
Greek
3%
American
3%
User Submitted Meanings
- A user from South Dakota, U.S. says the name Indigo means "It is a color and a flower and my Nick name indi means Angel of God".
- A user from Australia says the name Indigo is of Australian origin and means "A submission from Connecticut, U.S. says the name Indigo means 'Color' and is of Australian origin".
- A submission from Connecticut, U.S. says the name Indigo means "Color" and is of Australian origin.
International Interest
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Webster's Unabridged Dictionary
noun In"di*go
Senses
- A kind of deep blue, one of the seven prismatic colors.
- [Chem] A blue dyestuff obtained from several plants belonging to very different genera and orders, such as, the woad, Isatis tinctoriafamily Cruciferae), Indigofera suffroticosa Indigofera tinctoriafamily Leguminosae), Indigofera Anil Nereum tinctorium Polygonum tinctorium Ait. (family Polygonaceae), etc.; called also natural indigo. It is a dark blue earthy substance, tasteless and odorless, with a copper-violet luster when rubbed. Indigo does not exist in the plants as such, but is obtained by decomposition of the glycoside indican.
Note: ☞ Commercial indigo contains the essential coloring principle indigo blue or indigotine, with several other dyes; as, indigo red indigo brown, etc., and various impurities. Indigo is insoluble in ordinary reagents, with the exception of strong sulphuric acid.
Etymology: F. indigo, Sp. indigo indico, L. indicum indigo, fr. Indicus Indian. See Indian
adjective In"di*go
Having the color of, pertaining to, or derived from, indigo.
Other Dictionary Sources
- A blue-violet color
- Deciduous subshrub of southeastern Asia having pinnate leaves and clusters of red or purple flowers; a source of indigo dye
- A blue dye obtained from plants or made synthetically
- Having a color between blue and violet ("indigo flowers")
Wiktionary
From Spanish índigo, from Latin indicus.
- (masculine) indigo, a dye
- (masculine) Indigofera, plant traditionally used to produce indigo
- (neutral) indigo, a colour