Indus: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Indus – Meaning: river – Origin: Indo-Iranian/Sanskrit (via Old Persian, Greek, Latin) – Pronunciation: IN-dus


Indus is an Indo-Iranian/Sanskrit (via Old Persian, Greek, Latin) name meaning “river”. It appears in 2 of our baby name lists.

Meaning & Origin of Indus

Meaning: River.

Origin: Indo-Iranian/Sanskrit (via Old Persian, Greek, Latin).

Source: Wiktionary.

How to Pronounce Indus

Phonetic: IN-dus   IPA: /ˈɪndəs/

Popularity of Indus

Indus doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.

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