First Nations, Indigenous, and Native American Names

  1. Oneonta
    • Origin:

      Native American place-name
    • Description:

      This town in central New York might make a rhythmic first name.
  2. Zuzela
    • Origin:

      Native American, meaning unknown
    • Description:

      This attracitve Sioux name belonged to one of Sitting Bull's many wives.
  3. Diindiisi
    • Origin:

      Ojibwe
    • Meaning:

      "blue jay"
    • Description:

      A rare Ojibwe word name with a sweet animal meaning.
  4. Nahuel
    • Origin:

      Mapuche
    • Meaning:

      "jaguar"
    • Description:

      A strong and interesting nature name of Native American (Mapuche) origin.
  5. Xochi
    • Origin:

      Variation of Xochitl, Nahuatl, Aztec
    • Meaning:

      "flower"
    • Description:

      Phonetic spelling of Xochitl, used only six percent as much as the original.
  6. Yolotzin
    • Origin:

      Nahuatl
    • Meaning:

      "beloved heart"
    • Description:

      A unisex name used in Nahuatl culture in Mexico and Central America.
  7. Pulammaq
    • Origin:

      Inuktitut
    • Meaning:

      "root"
    • Description:

      A name of Inuit origin with a grounded meaning.
  8. Immokalee
    • Origin:

      Cherokee
    • Meaning:

      "tumbling water"
    • Description:

      A rhythmic and attractive Cherokee girl name. Immokalee is also the name of a community in Florida.
  9. Shimmi
    • Origin:

      Choctaw, Native American
    • Meaning:

      "to split"
    • Description:

      A feminine name in Choctaw culture.
  10. Akycha
    • Origin:

      Inuit, meaning unknown
    • Description:

      Akycha is a solar goddess in Inuit culture.
  11. Mihkokwaniy
    • Origin:

      Cree
    • Meaning:

      "rose"
    • Description:

      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.
  12. Citlalli
    • Origin:

      Nahuatl
    • Meaning:

      "star"
    • Description:

      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.
  13. Kantuta
    • Origin:

      Quechua
    • Meaning:

      "flower"
    • Description:

      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.
  14. Maka
    • Origin:

      Georgian, Lakota
    • Meaning:

      "earth"
    • Description:

      Georgian diminutive for names starting with Ma-, such as Margalita or Mariam. Notable bearers of this name include the former First Lady Maka Chichua and writer Maka Jokhadze.
  15. Lakota
    • Origin:

      Native American, Sioux
    • Meaning:

      "friend to us"
    • Description:

      The name of one of the branches of the Great Sioux Nation has a very namelike sound, but is not used as a name by the Lakota people themselves, and could be seen as appropriative.
  16. Miskomin
    • Origin:

      Ojibwe
    • Meaning:

      "raspberry"
    • Description:

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

      Cree
    • Meaning:

      "summer"
    • Description:

      From the Cree word nîpin, this simple name is associated with summer time. The similar nīpin or niibin is also used in the Ojibwe language for the same season.
  18. Acâhkosak
    • Origin:

      Cree
    • Meaning:

      "stars"
    • Description:

      Celestial name from the Cree language.
  19. Nonoma
    • Origin:

      Native American
    • Description:

      Purportedly the name of Pocahontas' mother.
  20. Quannah
    • Origin:

      Native American, Comanche
    • Meaning:

      "fragrant"
    • Description:

      Model and activist Quannah Chasinghorse has Hän Gwich’in and Oglala Lakota ancestry, but her name originally comes from the Comanche Nation. In Comanche, kwana means "odor" or "smell". A famous male bearer was Quanah Parker, a Comanche war leader.

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