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The Name Indiana - Origin and Meaning of Indiana
  



The Name Indiana - Origin and Meaning of Indiana


Gender

Feminine and Masculine

Origin of the Name Indiana

Sanskrit and English

Usage of the Name Indiana

English

Meaning of the Name Indiana

The name Indiana comes from the name of the American state meaning "Indian land". The words India and Indian are ultimately of Sanskrit origin.

Famous Bearers

A bearer of the name is Indiana Evans (born 1990), an Australian actress.
A fictional bearer is Indiana Jones, an adventurer and professor of history and archaeology played by Harrison Ford.
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