First Nations, Indigenous, and Native American Names

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.

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

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

Feminissima.

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

A wearable Cherokee option for a daughter.

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.

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

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.

This melodious portmanteau name is borne by Tatewin Means (full name: Tatuye Topa Najin Win), who became the first indigenous woman to run for Attorney General in the 2018 South Dakota election. She had previously served as Deputy State's Attorney of Oglala Lakota County. She is Sisitonwan Dakota, Oglala Lakota, and Ihanktonwan Nakota by heritage.

If you can see past its violent first syllable, Killa actually has a sweet sound and lovely meaning.

Also rendered as Nîpisiy, this Cree name means "willow" or "willow branch". The willow is symbolic of flexibility, learning to be kind, and understanding.

Sieves were associated with women in traditional Cherokee culture. They symbolized regeneration and were considered to be vessels that "held the meal of life."

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.

Akycha is a solar goddess in Inuit culture.

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

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.

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