First Nations, Indigenous, and Native American Names
- Oneonta
Origin:
Native American place-nameDescription:
This town in central New York might make a rhythmic first name.
- Zuzela
Origin:
Native American, meaning unknownDescription:
This attracitve Sioux name belonged to one of Sitting Bull's many wives.
- Diindiisi
Origin:
OjibweMeaning:
"blue jay"Description:
A rare Ojibwe word name with a sweet animal meaning.
- Nahuel
Origin:
MapucheMeaning:
"jaguar"Description:
A strong and interesting nature name of Native American (Mapuche) origin.
- Xochi
Origin:
Variation of Xochitl, Nahuatl, AztecMeaning:
"flower"Description:
Phonetic spelling of Xochitl, used only six percent as much as the original.
- Yolotzin
Origin:
NahuatlMeaning:
"beloved heart"Description:
A unisex name used in Nahuatl culture in Mexico and Central America.
- Pulammaq
Origin:
InuktitutMeaning:
"root"Description:
A name of Inuit origin with a grounded meaning.
- Immokalee
Origin:
CherokeeMeaning:
"tumbling water"Description:
A rhythmic and attractive Cherokee girl name. Immokalee is also the name of a community in Florida.
- Shimmi
Origin:
Choctaw, Native AmericanMeaning:
"to split"Description:
A feminine name in Choctaw culture.
- Akycha
Origin:
Inuit, meaning unknownDescription:
Akycha is a solar goddess in Inuit culture.
- Mihkokwaniy
Origin:
CreeMeaning:
"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.
- Citlalli
Origin:
NahuatlMeaning:
"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.
- Kantuta
Origin:
QuechuaMeaning:
"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.
- Maka
Origin:
Georgian, LakotaMeaning:
"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.
- Lakota
Origin:
Native American, SiouxMeaning:
"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.
- Miskomin
Origin:
OjibweMeaning:
"raspberry"Description:
An upbeat sounding name, Miskomin is the Ojibwe word for raspberry, or, more literally "red, small and globular berry".
- Nipin
Origin:
CreeMeaning:
"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.
- Acâhkosak
Origin:
CreeMeaning:
"stars"Description:
Celestial name from the Cree language.
- Nonoma
Origin:
Native AmericanDescription:
Purportedly the name of Pocahontas' mother.
- Quannah
Origin:
Native American, ComancheMeaning:
"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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