Names That Mean Native

Tonna

Choctaw, Native American, meaning unknown

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

Sillin

Choctaw, Native American, meaning unknown

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

Yareliz

Variation of Yarelis, Spanish from Native American

"water lady"

Rare but beautiful variant of the rising name Yareli, which itself derives from Yara — one of the fastest rising names right now.

Sokkot

Choctaw, Native American

"sound of hitting a rock"

In Choctaw culture, babies were often named for animals or circumstances around the time of their birth.

Silli

Choctaw, Native American, meaning unknown

Traditional Choctaw name, but close to the word "silly." The similar name Sillin sidesteps this.

Koko

Japanese, Native American

"stork; night"

A funkier version of Coco that may be more appealing if you have Japanese or Native American heritage. Koko comes from the Blackfoot tribe, native to what is now Montana and Alberta, Canada.

Sootima

Choctaw, Native American, meaning unknown

A feminine name in Choctaw culture.

Coahoma

Choctaw, Native American

"red panther"

Talulah

Choctaw, Native American

"leaping water"

Panola

Choctaw, Native American

"cotton"

Kaniehtiio

Mohawk, Native American

"beautiful snow"

Name from the Mohawk tribe associated with actress Kaniehtiio Horn, who created a video on how to pronounce her rare name.

Poloma

Choctaw, Native American

"bow"

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

Sata

Choctaw, Native American, meaning unknown

This name was historically given to Choctaw men.

Lozen

Apache, Native American

"one who steals horses"

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…

Tahoma

Salishan, Native American

"snow-covered mountain"

The Native name of Washington State's Mount Ranier.

Atepa

Choctaw, Native American

"wigwam"

Ketzaly

Variation of Quetzalli, Nahuatl, "feather; precious thing"

"feather; precious thing"

A phonetic spelling of Quetzalli, a rare and lovely name of Nahuatl origin, this name literally means "quetzal feather" in reference to the green and red quetzal bird, but is also used more…

Tanis

Variation of Tanith, Phoenician, Native American, Cree

"daughter"

This obscure name found in Sinclair Lewis's 1923 novel Babbitt is a bit hipper than most other is-ending names like Janis and Doris. Some sources consider it a variation of Tanith, who is a…