Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark

Rating: Null/10 (6 April 2009)

In November 1989, I saw the film, Raiders of the Lost Ark, released on video-tape. I hired the video-tape from the store Video City.
(In November 1989, I saw the film, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, released on video-tape, for the first time.)
(In July 1989, I saw the film, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, on the Big Screen for the first time.)
I have seen all of the first three "Indiana Jones" films: Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981), Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984), and Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989).
The stories of the bull-whip cracking adventurer-archaeologist, Indiana Jones, also known as Henry Jones, Junior, are, of course, all fiction.
In real-life, an incredibly masculine man who was named after his father would not, instead, adopt a pretty feminine name. And the name of their dog at that! In the film, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Professor Henry Jones (played by Sean Connery) said, "We named the dog Indiana!" His son (played by Harrison Ford) was named Henry Jones, Junior; he had instead adopted the name of their dog - Indiana. He liked it better. Dr. Henry Jones, Junior, had a lot of fond memories of that dog.
In real-life, an incredibly masculine man like Dr. Henry Jones, Junior, would not want to be known by a pretty feminine name such as Indiana.
In Edith Newbold Wharton's novel, The Custom of the Country (1913), a young American woman named Indiana Frusk marries James J. Rolliver.
The Australian actress Indiana Evans (born 1990) starred as Matilda Hunter on the Channel 7 soap opera, Home and Away, which screens on Southern Cross Television at 7.00 p.m. on weeknights in Tasmania.
"Indiana" is strictly a girl's name, just like a pink dress is strictly a girl's garment.
Here is a short list of girls' names which end with the Latin feminine suffix: -iana.
Adriana, Ariana, Briana, Christiana, Cynthiana, Cypriana, Diana, Doriana, Dulciana, Eliana, Emiliana, Fabiana, Feliciana, Georgiana, Giana, Giuliana, Gloriana, Graziana, Hadriana, Indiana, Juliana, Kariana,Katiana, Kristiana, Liana, Liliana, Louisiana, Luciana, Marciana,Mariana, Nelliana, Octaviana, Oriana, Poinciana, Quiana, Rhiana, Riana,Sebastiana, Siana, Susiana, Tatiana, Tiana, Uriana, Variana, Viridiana,Vitaliana, Viviana, Xyliana, Yuliana, Ziana.
There are, of course, a lot more girls' names which end with the Latin feminine suffix: -iana.
Here is a short list of girls' names which end with the Latin feminine suffix: -ina.
Adina, Alvina, Angelina, Argentina, Ballina, Benjamina, Bertina, Bettina, Carolina, Christina, Colina, Davina, Dina, Edina, Edwina, Emelina, Ervina, Faina, Felina, Galina, Georgina, Gina, Halina, Idalina, Irina, Irmina, Irvina, Jacobina, Jamesina, Janina, Justina, Karina, Katerina, Katrina, Kristina, Larina, Lina, Lucina, Marina, Martina, Melvina, Messina, Nina, Odina, Oldina, Orlina, Paulina, Petrina, Philina, Quentina, Quintina, Regina, Rina, Robina, Rosina, Sabina, Sabrina, Sandina, Selina, Termina, Thomasina, Tina, Umina, Ursina, Valentina, Varina, Vina, Wilhelmina, Xylina, Yemina, Zabrina, Zarina, Zina.
There are, of course, a lot more girls' names which end with the Latin feminine suffix: -ina.