Native-american Baby Names
65 Native-american names with meanings, U.S. popularity, and audio pronunciation on every page.
Explore 65 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 languageWinona#627 in the U.S.From the Dakota Sioux word winúŋna, meaning 'firstborn daughter.' In Dakota tradition, childrenCheyenne#920 in the U.S.From Lakota Sioux shahiyena meaning people of a different language or foreign speakers; the namTallulah#940 in the U.S.From Choctaw tallulah meaning leaping water or running water, associated with the Tallulah FallKaya#1133 in the U.S.Rock; from Turkish kaya (rock, cliff)Ayana#1161 in the U.S.Beautiful flower; eternal blossom; from Swahili/Somali and Cherokee traditions both using AyanaTala#1217 in the U.S.Wolf; also star or golden in different cultural contextsAiyana#1225 in the U.S.Eternal blossom; ai- spelling variant of Ayana/Ayanna, from Cherokee and Swahili traditions meaAyanna#1368 in the U.S.Beautiful flower; eternal blossom; double-n spelling variant of Ayana, from Swahili/Cherokee trHania#2222 in the U.S.happiness, blissAiyanna#2299 in the U.S.eternal blossom, forever floweringLakota#3681 in the U.S.From the Lakota (Sioux), 'friend, ally; those who are allied' (the name of the Lakota people); Nizhoni#4634 in the U.S.From Navajo (Diné) nizhóní, 'beautiful; beauty; it is beautiful'Nayari#4953 in the U.S.A modern Latina name echoing Nayeli ('I love you', Zapotec) and the Nayari/Cora people of MexicIyari#5148 in the U.S.From the Huichol (Wixárika) iyari, 'the heart; one's soul, memory, and life-essence'Kree#5165 in the U.S.K-spelling of Cree — honoring the Cree (an Indigenous people of Canada); also a modern coinage;Xochi#5231 in the U.S.A short form of Xochitl — from Nahuatl xochitl, 'a flower; a blossom'Dyani#5451 in the U.S.Often glossed as a Native American name, 'a deer'; also echoes Diana ('divine'); routes layeredCree#5760 in the U.S.From the Cree — a major Indigenous people of Canada (from French Cris, a shortening of KristineTulsa#6527 in the U.S.From the Oklahoma city Tulsa — from the Creek (Muscogee) Tallasi/Tulsey, 'the old town'; a placAhtziri#6841 in the U.S.From the Purépecha (Mexican Indigenous), Atziri, variously 'a flower; jasmine' (and linked to aXiadani#7469 in the U.S.From the Zapotec (Mexican), 'the flower that arrives; a blooming flower' (linked to xtnia/dani,Dakoda#7578 in the U.S.-a spelling of Dakota — from the Dakota (Sioux), 'friend, ally, those who are allied'; here forAponi#8465 in the U.S.A name popularly attributed to Native American sources, often glossed 'a butterfly'; the specifChyanne#9033 in the U.S.A spelling of Cheyenne — the name of a Native American people (also a Wyoming city); from a DakShianne#10004 in the U.S.A spelling of Cheyenne — from the Dakota Sahiyena, the name of the Cheyenne people (variously 'Tehya#10044 in the U.S.Variously a Native American (Zuni/Hopi) name, 'precious', and a modern coinage; routes uncertaiHalona#10392 in the U.S.Widely cited as a Native American name, 'of happy fortune; fortunate'; the attribution is uncerCatori#11136 in the U.S.Widely cited as a Hopi (Native American) name, 'a spirit'; the attribution is uncertain, so we Dekota#11317 in the U.S.Dekota is a respelling of Dakota, from the name of the Dakota (Sioux) people, meaning 'friend' Kiona#12783 in the U.S.Kiona is frequently cited as a Native American name meaning 'brown hills,' a gloss we pass alonCherokee#13556 in the U.S.From the name of the Cherokee — a Native American people of the southeastern U.S. (their own naErie#13731 in the U.S.From Erie — a Native American people and one of the Great Lakes; the name is linked to a word fInola#14101 in the U.S.Inola is commonly presented as a Cherokee name meaning 'black fox', and Black Fox (Inali) was aKimimila#14106 in the U.S.From the Lakota (Sioux) kimimila, 'a butterfly'Sonoma#14709 in the U.S.A place-name — Sonoma, in California; variously linked to the Miwok, 'the valley of the moon' aTalulla#14753 in the U.S.A spelling of Tallulah — variously the Choctaw 'leaping water' (a place/waterfall) and the IrisYanabah#19950 in the U.S.From the Navajo (Dine) Yanabah, 'brave; she meets the enemy' -- a name honoring courage. A meanNataaniiFrom 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 frKoda#411 in the U.S.From Lakota Sioux koda or kola meaning friend or ally; also a short form of Dakota; in JapaneseNakai#2275 in the U.S.From the Navajo word nakai, historically meaning Mexican or foreigner, but also used as a clan Calian#2844 in the U.S.Attributed to Native American origin, often given the meaning warrior of life or one who is lovKree#3353 in the U.S.modern invented one-syllable name, also associated with the Kree of Marvel Comics and the respeLakota#3908 in the U.S.From Lakota, a division of the Sioux (Oceti Sakowin); the word means 'friend, ally, those who aDakotah#3969 in the U.S.-h spelling of Dakota — from the Dakota (Sioux), 'friend, ally, those who are allied'Chayton#4423 in the U.S.From Lakota (Sioux) chetan/chaytan, 'falcon, hawk'Coyote#6530 in the U.S.From coyote — the wild canine of the Americas, from the Nahuatl coyotl; a trickster figure in mLakoda#7031 in the U.S.A spelling of Lakota — from the Lakota Sioux, 'a friend; an ally; those who are allied/feel affDyami#7816 in the U.S.A Native American name (often cited as Miwok) meaning 'eagle' — a soaring bird of strength and Nakoda#8112 in the U.S.From the Nakoda (Assiniboine/Stoney), 'an ally; a friend; the people' (a Siouan people related Ukiah#8205 in the U.S.Ukiah is the name of a city in Northern California, taken from a Pomo (Native American) word ofDasan#8406 in the U.S.Variously cited as a Pomo (Native American) name, 'a leader/chief of the bird clan', and from tTaos#8838 in the U.S.From the Tiwa (Pueblo) place-name Taos (New Mexico) — variously 'in/at the village; a place of Tayen#8843 in the U.S.Often glossed Native American (Quechan/Hopi-attributed), 'new moon'; also a modern -en name; thUtah#8857 in the U.S.From the U.S. state name Utah — from the Ute people, variously 'people of the mountains/the higArizona#9014 in the U.S.From Arizona — the U.S. state, variously from the O'odham ali sonak, 'small spring', and the SpCheveyo#9113 in the U.S.Widely cited as a Hopi (Native American) name, 'a spirit warrior'; the attribution is uncertainCheyenne#10053 in the U.S.From the Dakota Sahiyena, the name of the Cheyenne people (variously 'those of a different/uninMicco#10334 in the U.S.From the Muscogee (Creek), 'a chief; a leader'; also an Italian short form of Domenico ('of theOntario#10601 in the U.S.A place name from Lake Ontario and the Canadian province, of Iroquoian origin often read as 'beNakota#11583 in the U.S.From Nakota (Nakoda), one of the three dialect groups of the Sioux (Dakota/Lakota/Nakota), the Dyani#12778 in the U.S.Dyani is a name of Native American attribution, commonly cited (often as Sioux) with the meaninNashua#13313 in the U.S.A place name from the Nashua River and the New Hampshire city, of Algonquian origin often read Mekko#13503 in the U.S.Mekko (also spelled mvcko/mekusapv-related forms in orthographies) is the Muscogee (Creek) word
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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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More4Kids lists 65 Native-american baby names, each with a sourced meaning and audio pronunciation.