The evocative name of one of our most beautiful national parks -- yes, but also the bombastic cartoon character, Yosemite Sam.

Famously borne by Atagulkalu or Attakullakulla, a Cherokee leader known to the English as Little Carpenter. The English translation reflected both his given name and slight physique.

Diwali is best known as the Hindu festival of lights, but as a baby name, it has Cherokee origins.

In Choctaw culture, along with that of certain other Native American tribes, names were not solidified at birth. New names were given after major life achievements. In this case, after a hunt.

Any name that combines two big trends -- in this case, occupational and western names -- has potential.

Related to the name Gawonisgi, also the Cherokee word for "speaker."

Along with traditional Cherokee names, the Cherokee translated many names with European origins using their syllabary. Magi is the Cherokee interpretation of Michael.

The given name of Hanging Maw, the leading chief of the Overhill Cherokee during the late 18th century.

Powerful name that could be a strong middle for a boy with Cherokee heritage.

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.

Cherokee is the name of a Native American tribe, the largest in the United States stretching from North Carolina through Oklahoma. The meaning of the word Cherokee is uncertain: It may be Choctaw for "those who live in the mountains" or "those who live in the cave country" or it may be an Anglicization of the word the Cherokee use to refer to themselves, Tsalagi. The name was given to 19 baby girls in the U.S. in 2013 but was not recorded on the boys' roster, though we'd consider it equally appropriate for either gender.