Hiawatha

The name Hiawatha peaked for girls at #2658 in 1913. Hiawatha is occasionally used for boys in 2004.

The name Hiawatha is a boy's name of Iroquoi origin meaning "he makes rivers".

Iroquoi Names for Boys

Journalist Hiawatha Bray is a singular contemporary bearer of this name of a Native-American leader immortalized in a Longfellow poem. 

The name Hiawatha peaked for boys at #1339 in 1934. Hiawatha is occasionally used for girls in 1977.