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    Indigo

    IN-dih-goh

    Greek/Spanish
    Unisex
    Meaning-based name
    Meaning
    Deep blue dye; Indian dye
    Origin
    Greek/Spanish
    Is it in the Bible?
    No — the name Indigo does not appear in the King James Bible. Christian families use it for its meaning, "Deep blue dye; Indian dye", and for the biblical themes that meaning touches, not because anyone in Scripture is called Indigo.
    First appears in
    Does not appear in the King James text
    Peak US usage
    No recorded United States usage in the 1880–2008 records
    Spiritual meaning
    Indigo is the blue of the priesthood — the ephod's robe, the tabernacle's curtain, the deep color that consecrates the servant of God.
    Verses on this meaning
    • Exodus 28:31

      "And thou shalt make the robe of the ephod all of blue."

    • Exodus 26:1

      "Moreover thou shalt make the tabernacle with ten curtains of fine twined linen, and blue, and purple, and scarlet."

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