International Baby Names
By Sophie Kihm · Updated September 2026
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Ojibwe
"a feather"
From the Ojibwe word for feather, Miigwan is used by the Indigenous people of the Great Lakes region and the northern plains. It was used for a a character in the 2022 Canadian TV comedy series,…
Native American
The Zuni are a Native American tribe with origins in the American southwest, near the Zuni River valley. The tribe has been farming and living in the Zuni River valley for thousands of years, and…
Native American, meaning unknown
This attracitve Sioux name belonged to one of Sitting Bull's many wives.
Brazilian, Tupi
"son of pain"
Popular in Brazil, Moacir derives from the Indigenous Tupi–Guarani language, and likely gained attention due to its use in the classic 1865 novel, Iracema by José de Alencar. The novel tells the…
Form of Moacir, Brazillian, Tupi
Not as popular as the original Moacir, but still familiar and well-established, Moacyr derives from the Indigenous Tupi–Guarani language, and likely gained attention due to its use in the classic…
Tupi
"honey lips"
Popular in Brazil in the early half of the 20th century, Iracema derives from the Indigenous Tupi–Guarani language, and likely gained attention due to its use in the classic 1865 novel by José de…
Ewe, Inuit, Greenlandic, Jewish, Akkadian
"gift; earth, land, country; fish"
With its sweet, familiar sound, Nuna is a multicultural name with a variety of different origins and meanings, making it a versatile yet rare choice. As an African name, it likely derives from the…
Ojibwe, place name
"red ochre lake"
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".…
Mohawk
"she who puts things in place; she who bumps into things"
Tekakwitha was a 17th-century Mohawk woman, who survived the smallpox epidemic that killed her family. She is known for rejecting pressures from those around her to give up her Catholic beliefs and…
Mapuche
"lovable, sweet"
A name used by the Mapuche people of South American, Sayen possibly derives from the Mapudungun word ayün meaning "love." Interpreted as meaning "sweet," "loveable," "friendly," and "open-hearted,"…
Place name, English form of Séliš, Salishan
"Salish people"
The Salishan are ingenious people from the Pacific North West, made up of four major groups who speak one of 23 Salishan languages. The name "Salish" is an anglicization of Séliš, the local name of…
Nahuatl, Aztec
"divinity, sacredness"
Also written as Teōtl, this name comes from a Nahuatl term meaning "divinity", which the Aztecs used to describe the omnipresent force and active power in the universe. Teotl manifested in the…
Choctaw, Native American
"hunter"
Name bestowed on Choctaw men after a hunting achievement.
Chickasaw
"song bird"
A bright and melodic name, Lushanya is derived from the Chickasaw language, spoken by the Indigenous people of the Southeastern Woodlands of the US. It is believed to come from the words taloowa…
Cree
"stars"
Celestial name from the Cree language.
"kills next to it"
In Choctaw culture, new names were given after major life events. This would have been bestowed on a man following a hunting achievement.
Hawaiian
"warrior; flowing tree native to Hawaii"
The popularity of the Biblical Noah has led to a rise in Koa for boys, and since it boosted Noa up the charts for girls too, it was only so long before the rhyming Koa caught on as a unisex…
Cherokee
"woods"
Derived from the Cherokee word adohi , meaning "woods." But buyer beware: Adahy is very close to the Cherokee word for "poison," adahi'i .
"blossom"
Pretty, pan-botanical Cherokee choice.
"rain"
Traditional Cherokee choice that could work for a daughter born on a rainy day.
