International Baby Names
By Sophie Kihm · Updated September 2026
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Cherokee
"elk"
In Cherokee culture, elk symbolize strength, agility, and masculinity.
Native American tribal and place-name
Resonant place-name of the beautiful Southern California desert.
Anglicization of Motecuhzoma, Nahuatl
"he frowns like a lord"
Montezuma is the Anglicized version of the Nahuatl name Motecuhzoma, famously borne by two Aztec emperors. There's growing interest in names from Indigenous Latin American cultures but if you go with…
Choctaw, Native American, meaning unknown
A rare name from Choctaw culture that is no longer in use.
Native American
"sturgeon"
Fish -- or caviar -- lover's choice, though it would tend to sound like a girl's name.
Mapuche
"jaguar"
A strong and interesting nature name of Native American (Mapuche) origin.
Hawaiian, Greek, Basque
"dolphin; to flow; wave, sea foam"
A multicultural option that's equally intriguing but more unusual than Maia. Connected to water and the ocean, it is a Top 100 choice in Spain and Puerto Rico and has been rising up the charts in…
Greenlandic, Arabic or Navajo
"boy's younger sister; success; or silver hands"
One of several similar feminine names often found in the Muslim world but also a Native American name. And in Greenlandic, Naja means "a boy's younger sister", which could be a sweet connection to a…
This unisex Native American name offers a good substitution to Dakota.
Native American, Arapaho
"sage, wise"
Interesting Native-American choice that could be taken for Greek.
Sioux
"friend to all"
This name of one of the three tribes in the Great Sioux Nation could provide an interesting alternative to Dakota.
This name of a subtribe in the Great Sioux Nation could make an inventive twist on the overused Dakota.
Ojibwa
"star dancer"
Fanciful image distinguishes this Native-American name.
Navajo
"owl"
A Navajo nature name with a cool, fresh sound.
Choctaw, Native American
"wolf"
A fierce nature name which could give cool short form Nash.
"twin"
Highly unusual possibility for a twin girl.
Place name from Penacook
"beautiful stream with a pebbly bottom"
The name of a city in New Hampshire which takes its name from the Nashua River, named by the Indigenous Algonquian tribe the Nashuway or Nashua. A striking alternative to Joshua.
Cherokee, meaning unknown
Though its meaning has been lost to time, Nazshoni is a beautiful Cherokee option for a daughter.
Native American, Osage
"fawn"
Strong and rhythmic American Indian name.
