Meaning and background
The story behind Indiana
Indiana is a name taken from the American state in Behind the Name’s reference. The same entry identifies the fictional hero of the Indiana Jones films, giving the spelling a prominent adventure-story association in addition to its geographical source. Those are different possible inspirations for a dog. A state connection, family memory or film tribute can be stated directly rather than assuming that every Indiana was named for the character.
- Origin
- From the American state name Indiana; also associated with the Indiana Jones character. Source
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About Indiana
Recorded as a dog’s name
Indiana appears in 19 dog licence records in the 2026 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/ɪndiænə/
US English sound sequence, converted from the CMU dictionary. Stress marks are shown separately.
Stress on the third syllable in the recorded US readings.
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/ɪndiænə/ · primary stress on syllable 3IH2 N D IY0 AE1 N AH0
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Sources and research notes (2)
- New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene NYC Dog Licensing Dataset — extract_year 2026 — Dog licence periods, not unique dogs; NYC only. No owner-level fields retrieved.
- Carnegie Mellon University / CMU Sphinx maintainers CMU US English Pronouncing Dictionary — US English dictionary readings; not owner-specific or exhaustive multilingual pronunciation
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