SEQUOIA  

Gender: F
Origin: Native American, Cherokee
Meaning: "sparrow"

This name of a giant tree, itself named for a nineteenth-century Cherokee who invented a way to write his tribe's language, makes a strong, stately statement.

Variations:
Sacoya, Sequoya, Sequoyah, Saquoia, Seqoya, Secoya, Seqoiyia, Sequora, Seqouyia, Sequoiah, Sikoya, Saquoya, Sequoi

Sequoia is being discussed in our message boards:

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Read Nameberry blog posts about Sequoia:

• NATURE NAMES: Will trees be the new flower names?
• GREEN NAMES: 100% natural names for your baby
• NATIONAL PARK NAMES