Native American Names that Start With S

  1. Sequoia
    • Origin:

      Native American, Cherokee
    • Meaning:

      "sparrow"
    • Description:

      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.
  2. Shyanne
    • Origin:

      Variation of Cheyenne
    • Meaning:

      "people of a different language"
    • Description:

      Shy Anne? The original place-name spelling Cheyenne is preferable to this phonetic and slyly jokey spelling in every way.
  3. Sequoyah
    • Origin:

      Native American, Cherokee
    • Meaning:

      "sparrow"
    • Description:

      A strong, meaningful name, associated with a famous Cherokee linguistic scholar; also suggests the magnificent California sequoia redwood trees.
  4. Shawnee
    • Origin:

      Native American tribe name
    • Description:

      The Shawnee were an Eastern tribe that migrated westward; Shawnee makes an unusual name, if a little dated a la Shawn and Tawnee.
  5. Shada
    • Origin:

      Native American
    • Meaning:

      "pelican"
    • Description:

      Pretty and unusual bird-related name.
  6. Sequoyah
    • Origin:

      Native American, Cherokee
    • Meaning:

      "sparrow"
    • Description:

      A strong name equally appropriate for girls and boys. For more, see Sequoia, which is the more feminine-feeling spelling.