Native American Names that Start With P

Too tightly tied to the acronym for the activist group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.

A sweet and clear Hopi name with a lovely natural meaning to match.

This spelling variation of Peta, chosen by Ani DiFranco for her daughter, might be a little difficult to pull off. Alternative suggestions: Petra and Petal.

Pawnee, the name of a Plains tribe, seems cartoonish as a first name.

Olympic skier Picabo Street was allowed to choose her name at the age of three, and picked it possibly (a) after a nearby Idaho town or (b) because she loved to play peekaboo. No longer a single-person name, it is now worn by a number of satisfied bearers.

Powhatan is identified with the powerful chief and father of Pocahontas; not likely to be adopted by others.

Though unrelated, this would probably be taken as a fanciful spelling of Patsy.

Unusual and lithe.