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Names That Mean Native

  1. Coahoma

    • Origin:

      Choctaw, Native American

    • Meaning:

      "red panther"
  2. Denali

    • Origin:

      Place-name and Native American

    • Meaning:

      "the great one"

    • Description:

      Alaska's Denali National Park is the home of the highest mountain in the US, officially renamed Denali in 2014, endowing the name with a lofty feel. Twice as many girls as boys were given the name in 2021, but the gender gap is closing.
  3. Sillin

    • Origin:

      Choctaw, Native American, meaning unknown

    • Description:

      Name used for girls in the Choctaw tribe of Mississippi and Oklahoma.
  4. Paco

    • Origin:

      Spanish, diminutive of Francisco; Native American

    • Meaning:

      "eagle"

    • Description:

      Another winning and relaxed but energetic o-ending Latin name, sometimes associated with designer Paco Rabanne.
  5. Soot

    • Origin:

      Choctaw, Native American, meaning unknown

    • Description:

      Carries a different meaning in American English. You may also like Sootima.
  6. Lozen

    • Origin:

      Apache, Native American

    • Meaning:

      "one who steals horses"

    • Description:

      Lozen is the name of a female Apache warrior and medicine woman who fought with Geronimo in the 19th century. The sister of the warrior called Victorio, Lozen was the name chosen by soccer star Hope Solo and football player Jerramy Stevens for their daughter, Lozen Orianna Judith, twin of Vittorio Genghis.
  7. Meeko

    • Origin:

      Algonquian Native American

    • Meaning:

      "little mischief"

    • Description:

      The name of the mischievous raccoon in Disney's Pocahontas is adorable for a pet.
  8. Poloma

    • Origin:

      Choctaw, Native American

    • Meaning:

      "bow"

    • Description:

      Although it looks and sounds like the Spanish name Paloma, meaning "dove," Poloma has Native American origins from the Choctaw tribe.
  9. Opa

    • Origin:

      Choctaw, Native American

    • Meaning:

      "owl"
  10. Yimmi

    • Origin:

      Choctaw, Native American

    • Meaning:

      "believes"

    • Description:

      A cute, upbeat name with a covetable meaning.
  11. Chahta

    • Origin:

      Choctaw, Native American

    • Meaning:

      "Choctaw"

    • Description:

      The Choctaw name for their own tribe, occasionally bestowed as a given name.
  12. Panola

    • Origin:

      Choctaw, Native American

    • Meaning:

      "cotton"
  13. Shikoba

    • Origin:

      Choctaw, Native American

    • Meaning:

      "feather"
  14. Toona

    • Origin:

      Choctaw, Native American, meaning unknown

    • Description:

      Masculine name in the Choctaw tradition.
  15. Sooni

    • Origin:

      Choctaw, Native American, meaning unknown

    • Description:

      A pretty and wearable option with traditional Choctaw roots.
  16. Tonna

    • Origin:

      Choctaw, Native American, meaning unknown

    • Description:

      A rare name that rose briefly in the trail of Donna. Tonna has Choctaw roots.
  17. Daanas

    • Origin:

      Choctaw, Native American, meaning unknown

    • Description:

      Masculine name from the Choctaw tribe of Mississippi and Oklahoma.
  18. Hattak

    • Origin:

      Choctaw, Native American

    • Meaning:

      "man"

    • Description:

      The double Ts are pronounced with a slight pause between them like in "nighttime."
  19. Xareni

    • Origin:

      Otomi, Native American

    • Description:

      Xareni is a goddess of love in the Otomi region in the central altiplano region of Mexico. The name Xareni is rising in the US — it was given to 66 baby girls in 2024.
  20. Kiowa

    • Origin:

      Kiowa, Native American

    • Meaning:

      "principal people"

    • Description:

      The Kiowa People are an Indigenous American tribe of the Great Plains. The exact derivation of their name has been lost, but most scholars agree it means "principal people." The Kiowa People have used different names for themselves over the years, including Kútjàu or Kwu-da, meaning "emerging" or "coming out rapidly," and Kom-pa-bianta, meaning "people with the large tipi flaps."