Native-american Baby Names
88 Native-american names with meanings, U.S. popularity, and audio pronunciation on every page.
Explore 88 baby names with a native-american feel. Every name links to a full page with its sourced meaning, origin, popularity chart, famous bearers, and a clear audio pronunciation. Names are listed most-popular first.
Native-american Girl Names
Dakota#296 in the U.S.Friend, ally; the friendly people — from the Sioux language▶Winona#627 in the U.S.From the Dakota Sioux word winúŋna, meaning 'firstborn daughter.' In Dakota tradition, children▶Cheyenne#920 in the U.S.From Lakota Sioux shahiyena meaning people of a different language or foreign speakers; the nam▶Tallulah#940 in the U.S.From Choctaw tallulah meaning leaping water or running water, associated with the Tallulah Fall▶Kaya#966 in the U.S.Rock; from Turkish kaya (rock, cliff)▶Ayana#1107 in the U.S.Beautiful flower; eternal blossom; from Swahili/Somali and Cherokee traditions both using Ayana▶Ayanna#1174 in the U.S.Beautiful flower; eternal blossom; double-n spelling variant of Ayana, from Swahili/Cherokee tr▶Aiyana#1179 in the U.S.Eternal blossom; ai- spelling variant of Ayana/Ayanna, from Cherokee and Swahili traditions mea▶Tala#1336 in the U.S.Wolf; also star or golden in different cultural contexts▶Aiyanna#2228 in the U.S.eternal blossom, forever flowering▶Hania#2236 in the U.S.happiness, bliss▶Cree#4674 in the U.S.From the Cree — a major Indigenous people of Canada (from French Cris, a shortening of Kristine▶Kree#4820 in the U.S.K-spelling of Cree — honoring the Cree (an Indigenous people of Canada); also a modern coinage;▶Dakoda#4905 in the U.S.-a spelling of Dakota — from the Dakota (Sioux), 'friend, ally, those who are allied'; here for▶Dyani#4909 in the U.S.Often glossed as a Native American name, 'a deer'; also echoes Diana ('divine'); routes layered▶Lakota#5212 in the U.S.From the Lakota (Sioux), 'friend, ally; those who are allied' (the name of the Lakota people); ▶Tulsa#5575 in the U.S.From the Oklahoma city Tulsa — from the Creek (Muscogee) Tallasi/Tulsey, 'the old town'; a plac▶Iyari#5851 in the U.S.From the Huichol (Wixárika) iyari, 'the heart; one's soul, memory, and life-essence'▶Nizhoni#5900 in the U.S.From Navajo (Diné) nizhóní, 'beautiful; beauty; it is beautiful'▶Xiadani#5930 in the U.S.From the Zapotec (Mexican), 'the flower that arrives; a blooming flower' (linked to xtnia/dani,▶Xochi#5931 in the U.S.A short form of Xochitl — from Nahuatl xochitl, 'a flower; a blossom'▶Nayari#6073 in the U.S.A modern Latina name echoing Nayeli ('I love you', Zapotec) and the Nayari/Cora people of Mexic▶Ahtziri#6151 in the U.S.From the Purépecha (Mexican Indigenous), Atziri, variously 'a flower; jasmine' (and linked to a▶Cherokee#8023 in the U.S.From the name of the Cherokee — a Native American people of the southeastern U.S. (their own na▶Aponi#8465 in the U.S.A name popularly attributed to Native American sources, often glossed 'a butterfly'; the specif▶Sonoma#8862 in the U.S.A place-name — Sonoma, in California; variously linked to the Miwok, 'the valley of the moon' a▶Talulla#8871 in the U.S.A spelling of Tallulah — variously the Choctaw 'leaping water' (a place/waterfall) and the Iris▶Tehya#8875 in the U.S.Variously a Native American (Zuni/Hopi) name, 'precious', and a modern coinage; routes uncertai▶Catori#9031 in the U.S.Widely cited as a Hopi (Native American) name, 'a spirit'; the attribution is uncertain, so we ▶Chyanne#9033 in the U.S.A spelling of Cheyenne — the name of a Native American people (also a Wyoming city); from a Dak▶Erie#9086 in the U.S.From Erie — a Native American people and one of the Great Lakes; the name is linked to a word f▶Halona#9122 in the U.S.Widely cited as a Native American name, 'of happy fortune; fortunate'; the attribution is uncer▶Kimimila#9889 in the U.S.From the Lakota (Sioux) kimimila, 'a butterfly'▶Shianne#10137 in the U.S.A spelling of Cheyenne — from the Dakota Sahiyena, the name of the Cheyenne people (variously '▶Wynema#11308 in the U.S.Wynema is best known from the 1891 novel 'Wynema: A Child of the Forest' by S. Alice Callahan, ▶Dekota#11317 in the U.S.Dekota is a respelling of Dakota, from the name of the Dakota (Sioux) people, meaning 'friend' ▶Sacheen#12059 in the U.S.Sacheen is known above all through Sacheen Littlefeather, the Native American activist who decl▶Kiona#12783 in the U.S.Kiona is frequently cited as a Native American name meaning 'brown hills,' a gloss we pass alon▶Inola#14101 in the U.S.Inola is commonly presented as a Cherokee name meaning 'black fox', and Black Fox (Inali) was a▶Cheyeanne#14156 in the U.S.Cheyeanne is a modern respelling of Cheyenne, a name taken from the Cheyenne, a Native American▶Neenah#14620 in the U.S.Neenah is a place name from Wisconsin, taken from a Ho-Chunk (Winnebago) word meaning 'water' o▶Kenosha#14819 in the U.S.Kenosha is a place-name borrowing from the Wisconsin city of Kenosha, whose name comes from a P▶Wenonah#15794 in the U.S.Wenonah is a variant of Winona, from the Dakota Sioux Wenonah, a traditional name given to a fi▶Chyanna#16396 in the U.S.Chyanna is a respelling of Cheyenne, the name of a Plains nation and the Wyoming city named for▶Miakoda#16828 in the U.S.Miakoda is a modern name usually listed as Lakota (Sioux) for power of the moon. The gloss circ▶Sequoya#17217 in the U.S.Sequoya honors Sequoyah, the Cherokee silversmith and scholar who single-handedly devised the C▶Shenandoah#17268 in the U.S.Shenandoah is drawn from the Shenandoah River and Valley of Virginia, a name of Native American▶Shiann#17396 in the U.S.Shiann is a phonetic respelling of Cheyenne, the name of the Plains nation and, in the U.S., a ▶Wenona#17452 in the U.S.Wenona is a variant spelling of Winona, from the Dakota (Sioux) word Winúna, the customary birt▶Shyenne#17779 in the U.S.Shyenne is a phonetic respelling of Cheyenne, the name of the Great Plains nation; the English ▶Cheyane#17893 in the U.S.Cheyane is a simplified spelling of Cheyenne, the name of a Plains people whose own name came t▶Kachina#18655 in the U.S.Kachina comes from the Hopi katsina, the ancestral spirit beings central to Hopi and Pueblo rel▶Shaiann#18810 in the U.S.Shaiann is a phonetic respelling of Cheyenne, the name of a Plains Native American people and, ▶Yanabah#19950 in the U.S.From the Navajo (Dine) Yanabah, 'brave; she meets the enemy' -- a name honoring courage. A mean▶Yakima#20355 in the U.S.Yakima comes from the Yakama Nation of the Columbia Plateau in what is now Washington State, an▶NataaniiFrom the Navajo (Dine) naat'aanii, 'a leader; a speaker; one who addresses the people' — a term▶
Native-american Boy Names
Dakota#319 in the U.S.From the Dakota Sioux word 'dakotah', meaning 'friend', 'ally', or 'those who are considered fr▶Koda#411 in the U.S.From Lakota Sioux koda or kola meaning friend or ally; also a short form of Dakota; in Japanese▶Kree#2452 in the U.S.modern invented one-syllable name, also associated with the Kree of Marvel Comics and the respe▶Calian#3047 in the U.S.Attributed to Native American origin, often given the meaning warrior of life or one who is lov▶Nakai#3073 in the U.S.From the Navajo word nakai, historically meaning Mexican or foreigner, but also used as a clan ▶Lakota#3642 in the U.S.From Lakota, a division of the Sioux (Oceti Sakowin); the word means 'friend, ally, those who a▶Chayton#4326 in the U.S.From Lakota (Sioux) chetan/chaytan, 'falcon, hawk'▶Dakotah#4719 in the U.S.-h spelling of Dakota — from the Dakota (Sioux), 'friend, ally, those who are allied'▶Tayen#5201 in the U.S.Often glossed Native American (Quechan/Hopi-attributed), 'new moon'; also a modern -en name; th▶Ahanu#5465 in the U.S.From the Algonquin (Native American), 'he laughs' — a warm, cheerful name. Carried respectfully▶Micco#8095 in the U.S.From the Muscogee (Creek), 'a chief; a leader'; also an Italian short form of Domenico ('of the▶Nakoda#8112 in the U.S.From the Nakoda (Assiniboine/Stoney), 'an ally; a friend; the people' (a Siouan people related ▶Lakoda#8667 in the U.S.A spelling of Lakota — from the Lakota Sioux, 'a friend; an ally; those who are allied/feel aff▶Arizona#9014 in the U.S.From Arizona — the U.S. state, variously from the O'odham ali sonak, 'small spring', and the Sp▶Cheveyo#9113 in the U.S.Widely cited as a Hopi (Native American) name, 'a spirit warrior'; the attribution is uncertain▶Coyote#9133 in the U.S.From coyote — the wild canine of the Americas, from the Nahuatl coyotl; a trickster figure in m▶Dasan#9157 in the U.S.Variously cited as a Pomo (Native American) name, 'a leader/chief of the bird clan', and from t▶Taos#9734 in the U.S.From the Tiwa (Pueblo) place-name Taos (New Mexico) — variously 'in/at the village; a place of ▶Utah#9774 in the U.S.From the U.S. state name Utah — from the Ute people, variously 'people of the mountains/the hig▶Decoda#10014 in the U.S.Decoda is a modern respelling of Dakota, reshaped so the middle echoes the musical term coda. D▶Cheyenne#10053 in the U.S.From the Dakota Sahiyena, the name of the Cheyenne people (variously 'those of a different/unin▶Nashua#10551 in the U.S.A place name from the Nashua River and the New Hampshire city, of Algonquian origin often read ▶Ontario#10601 in the U.S.A place name from Lake Ontario and the Canadian province, of Iroquoian origin often read as 'be▶Ukiah#10791 in the U.S.Ukiah is the name of a city in Northern California, taken from a Pomo (Native American) word of▶Ashkii#10852 in the U.S.From the Navajo (Dine) word 'ashkii', 'boy.' A plain, grounded name drawn straight from the Din▶Dyami#11258 in the U.S.A Native American name (often cited as Miwok) meaning 'eagle' — a soaring bird of strength and ▶Nakota#11864 in the U.S.From Nakota (Nakoda), one of the three dialect groups of the Sioux (Dakota/Lakota/Nakota), the ▶Hiawatha#12015 in the U.S.Hiawatha was the name of a real sixteenth-century Onondaga or Mohawk leader who, with the Great▶Dacoda#12423 in the U.S.Dacoda is a respelling of Dakota, from the Dakota (Sioux) word meaning 'friend' or 'ally', the ▶Dyani#12778 in the U.S.Dyani is a name of Native American attribution, commonly cited (often as Sioux) with the meanin▶Mekko#13503 in the U.S.Mekko (also spelled mvcko/mekusapv-related forms in orthographies) is the Muscogee (Creek) word▶NahkaiA name in Navajo (Dine) style; the element Nakai is associated with 'the roaming ones' or wande▶
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Popular Native-american baby names include Dakota, Dakota, Koda, Winona, Cheyenne, Tallulah. Each page has the meaning, popularity, and an audio pronunciation.
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