First Nations, Indigenous, and Native American Names

Tlalli is an Aztec name meaning "earth", and was also the name of a proposed sculpture of a large indigenous woman's head by contemporary artist Pedro Reyes.

Akycha is a solar goddess in Inuit culture.

American place and tribe name, derived via French from the Dakota word ayúxba "sleepy ones".

Unique baby names are often found in nature, conjuring up the beauty of the lake between California and Nevada that has become a popular tourist destination. Though Tahoe is also a line of SUVs, which may not be the kind of unique name you're after.

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

Derived from the language of the Nahua people of Mexico and Central America, Citalli is a sparkly name meaning "star". The Hispanized form spelling Xitlali may be more familiar.

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

A rare Ojibwe word name with a sweet animal meaning.

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

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.

Purportedly the name of Pocahontas' mother.

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

Celestial name from the Cree language.

This town in central New York might make a rhythmic first name.

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," the name was used for the title and central character of the 2023 Chilean action film, Sayen.

This name of Aztec origin has the lovely possible meaning of "dewdrop". Both the Jatziri and Jatziry spellings were given to a few dozen baby girls in 2022.

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.

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

The Aztec goddess of fertility and the maguey plant — also known as agave — which has historically been made into paper.