No way. No how. Absolutely not.
I love [name]Indiana[/name] [name]Jones[/name] as much as the next person, but I would not name my child that. Sometimes you have to give up your favorite name and it sucks, but it’s necessary for the good of your child. Please think of your child first. I have a similar predicament with my favorite girl name, [name]Harriet[/name]. Our last name starts with the sound “man” and I just know if I named a daughter [name]Harriet[/name] she’d get called Hairy [name]Man[/name]. I’ve removed it from my list even though it has family significance and holds a lot of meaning to me for this reason.
I agree with pp… [name]Indiana[/name] [name]Jones[/name] is too much for a little girl… or an adult, or anyone for that matter! If that were my name, I would end up hating all things to do with the [name]Indiana[/name] [name]Jones[/name] movies and wishing my name was different -or going by my mn depending on what it was. Sorry… [name]Indiana[/name] is a cute name though.
go for it! [name]Indiana[/name] is an awesome name. I think it would be cool to meet a person named [name]Indiana[/name] [name]Jones[/name]! I have tons of names I’d use despite different possible last names [im not married nor boyfriend yet] but I would totally still use [name]Indiana[/name] even if my LN were [name]Jones[/name].
I say go for it. I [name]LOVE[/name] the name [name]Indiana[/name] and I’ve always thought of it more of a girl’s name. You shouldn’t want to not use a name just because its associated with a famous movie character. If you love it enough, then it shouldn’t be too much of a problem. Plus, it’s being used for a girl, and THE [name]Indiana[/name] [name]Jones[/name] is a kick-ass hero! The most awesome movie character ever, along with the star wars characters. So- that’s a yes for me.
As much as I love [name]Indiana[/name] [name]Jones[/name], I don’t know if that’s fair to your child. Hopefully that doesn’t come off as harsh, but while some will enjoy the association I think most will think it’s a joke.
I do love the idea of having a name with the nickname [name]Indy[/name] though, like he’s called in the movie. I like the suggestion of [name]India[/name]. Or you could even do [name]Lucinda[/name] nn [name]Indy[/name]!
Unless you were open to [name]Indiana[/name] using your maiden name as her last name (I’m assuming [name]Jones[/name] is her father’s?), I wouldn’t do it. But even if you used it as a middle name- say, her full name was [name]Mary[/name] [name]Indiana[/name] [name]Jones[/name] and she went by [name]Mary[/name] at school and work- you could still always call her [name]Indiana[/name] at home if you wanted. It would be like a special Mom and Dad only nickname.
[name]Just[/name] out of curiosity, is it possible that you could hyphenate last names to use as your daughter’s surname? That might be another way to still use [name]Indiana[/name] without getting the full “[name]Indiana[/name] [name]Jones[/name]” effect. For example, [name]Indiana[/name] [name]Clark[/name]-[name]Jones[/name] does not have that immediate recognition factor and might be enough of a step away from the fictional character that it becomes usable.
No,you can’t do that to your daughter. I know someone who wanted to do exactly the same thing. Husband refused. She called their dog Inidana instead. Everyone happy.
That’s a lot of name baggage to come into the world carrying.
I like the ideas of a name that lends itself to the nn [name]Indie[/name]. If I met an [name]Indie[/name] [name]Jones[/name], yes there’s a funny/cute association, but I’d be able to take her seriously as a different person much better than an [name]Indiana[/name] [name]Jones[/name] who will forever have people thinking she’s a prank call.
It’s only ridiculous to those that don’t get it…sorry that people feel so compelled to discuss and decide why we named our children what we did. While I will agree that [name]Dow[/name] was rather a “different” story, [name]Indiana[/name]'s name was chosen for a family connection…and YES, it was only given to her because she was a girl. I have to say in her 16 years, she has NEVER been picked on and for the most part, people have thought it was a cool name. She has NEVER had issues with trademarks, nor social networks. For those that think her name is really a huge topic…she is a National [name]Honor[/name] Society Student, an amazing athlete and is striving to be a lawyer and/or sports agent. I can’t wait for her to get accepted to her top choice college and truly make something of herself, maybe only then people will stop wasting so much of their time commenting on how ridiculous her name is. I’m proud to be the mom of [name]Indiana[/name] [name]Jones[/name]!
I would really hate it if I had been given the name [name]Indiana[/name] [name]Jones[/name] so I would not give it to my child. I really like [name]Indiana[/name] but not with [name]Jones[/name] as the last name.
OP I think you can ask yourself if you would be happy with that name? After all your child will likely take after you. So if you have the personality to live it up, your child may too. 
This thread is turning a little troll-icious.
People do seem to have strong opinions on this.
Much more so than is reasonable I think… even to the point of anger!
indyanddowsmom: thanks for your angle, I really appreciate it
OK, I think this issue has been thoroughly examined. I’m closing this thread.