International Baby Names
By Sophie Kihm · Updated September 2026
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Native American, Seminole
"pretty prairie"
Pleasant sound, but too tied to the racetrack.
Cherokee
"large meadow"
Derived from the Cherokee word ayuhwasi , referring to a savanna or meadow.
Choctaw, Native American, meaning unknown
Masculine name from the Choctaw tribe of Mississippi and Oklahoma.
Choctaw, Native American
"thunder"
Thunderous name with Native American origins.
Name bestowed upon Choctaw men.
Mayan
"triple heart of the universe"
Huracan is the supreme Mayan god whose name inspired the hurricane. If Storm and Sky can make names, why not Huracan?
Native American
"rain falling"
A Miwok tribe name with a pleasant meaning.
Variation of Yara, Arabic, Tupi
"small butterfly; lady of the water"
Iara rhymes with Yara, an Arabic name of which it can be a variation. More commonly it's associated with Iara of Brazilian myth — a water nymph, sometimes mermaid, of Tupi and Guaraní legend. In the…
Male name in Choctaw culture.
"strong-minded"
Distinctive Native-American choice with forceful meaning.
"tumbling water"
A rhythmic and attractive Cherokee girl name. Immokalee is also the name of a community in Florida.
"black fox"
One of a handful of Cherokee names meaning "black fox," along with Enoli and Inola.
One of three Cherokee names with the same meaning, along with Inali and Enoli, both male names.
Greenlandic
"human, man"
This handsome, distinct -k name is well-used for boys in Greenland — fitting, since the term "Inuk" is also used to refer to any member of the Inuit.
Inuktitut
"giant"
A name from Inuit legend, Inukpak was the name of a giant who adopted a human hunter as his son, thinking that he was a young giant who had been abandoned. It is also now used by the company Inukpak…
Dakota
"sleepy ones"
American place and tribe name, derived via French from the Dakota word ayúxba "sleepy ones".
American place and tribe name, derived via French from the Dakota word ayúxba "sleepy ones". It does have a cool sound, reminiscent of Ira or Owain, but has only ever made the US charts for girls,…
Choctaw
"deer"
This simple name has an animal meaning, like many Native American names, and can be used for either sex.
Choctaw, Native American, English
"deer; pledged to God"
As a Choctaw name, Issi is an animal inspired choice, in which the double S is pronounced with a pause between like in "dress suit." As an English name, it is a short form of Isabella or Isabelle, or…
Variation of Agatha, Greek, Inuktitut
"good woman; guardian spirit"
Both a spiky variant of Agatha, predominantly used in Poland, Atka is also an Inuit name with a spiritual meaning.
