First Nations, Indigenous, and Native American Names

A celestial First Nations name from the Inuktitut language. Arsaniq is periodically found on Canadian baby name records.

Pretty and unusual bird-related name.

Kantuta is the Quechua name for the national flower of both Bolivia and Peru, which is known for flowering around Christmas time. With its vivid green foliage and extremely bright red bell-shaped flowers, the plant encapsulates many traditional Christmas symbols, making Kantuta one of the great unique names for Christmas babies.

The name of a lake and city in Minnesota, US, Onamia has its roots in the Indigenous Ojibwe language. Originally called Onamanii-zaaga'iganiing, the name means "red ochre lake" or "vermillion lake".

This attracitve Sioux name belonged to one of Sitting Bull's many wives.

Unusual and lithe.

Derived from the Cherokee word ayuhwasi, referring to a savanna or meadow.

The Maricopa people are a Native American tribe who have lived on the banks of the Gila River for centuries. The tribe calls themselves Piipaash or Piipaa (meaning "people") — the term Maricopa is borrowed from Spanish.

Celestial name from the Cree language.

Waastuskun comes from the First Nations Cree language, in which it refers to the Northern Lights. For parents with Cree heritage, it's an evocative choice.

Akycha is a solar goddess in Inuit culture.

This name of one of the three tribes in the Great Sioux Nation could provide an interesting alternative to Dakota.

A floral name of Cree origin, Mihkokwaniy means "rose" or "red flower". It notably appears in the title of a poem by Oji-Cree, Two-Spirit storyteller, Joshua Whitehead.

An Inuit name with a celestial meaning, this name might also appear in Greenlandic as Ulloriaq or Ulluriaq.

Purportedly the name of Pocahontas' mother.

The name of the capital city of Kansas and the county seat of Shawnee County, which is thought to come from a Kansa word meaning "good place to grow potatoes".

From a Cree word meaning "rain", Kimiwan is also the name of a large freshwater lake in Alberta, Canada, notable as a birding spot. It may also be used as a surname.

A Lakota word name meaning "star", Wicahpi has appeared in the US data a handful of times, primarily as a girl name.

An upbeat sounding name, Miskomin is the Ojibwe word for raspberry, or, more literally "red, small and globular berry".

Shoshonee along with Shoshone and Shoshoni is the name of an indigenous tribe in the Western US as well as a personal name. This name has a lovely sound and nature meaning, but was given to fewer than five baby girls in the US last year.