American Baby Names

The double Ts are pronounced with a slight pause between them like in "nighttime."

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

Louisiana is a geographic spin on the Louise theme. Pretty, if a bit of a syllable overload. Short form Lou or Lulu lightens it.

A masculine name in Choctaw culture.

Your baby won't be a baby forever, but if you call her Usdi, she actually can.

Though its meaning has been lost to time, Nazshoni is a beautiful Cherokee option for a daughter.

Used as a name as well as a compound in many Cherokee words, including the clan name Anitsiskwa, or "Bird Clan."

This traditional Cherokee name could easily be borne by a modern baby girl with connections to the tribe.

North's image and gender status was irrevocably changed when Kim Kardashian and Kanye West announced it as the name of their newborn daughter. But why not? West is firmly established as a name, Easton is coming up strong, and North has a nice solid sound as well -- certainly as appropriate for either gender. South, though, not so much.

The given name of Conocotocko II, or Standing Turkey, a Cherokee chief in the 18th century. He advised the tribe to go to war against the then-colonies of South Carolina, North Carolina, and Virginia.

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

Chenoa is the Native American name for the Kentucky River. This name has come into prominence as the stage name of Argentine singer María Laura Corradini Falomir. In the US it is given to a handful of girls each year.

One celebrity baby Pilot put this occupational choice into the pool -- together with the middle name Inspektor, something we wouldn't advise following.

In Cherokee culture, witches are medicine men who use their power for evil. Tskilekwa derives from the Cherokee word for "witch," tsgili.

Soft and rhythmic addition to the collection of names that mean butterfly.

Traditional Cherokee choice that would make a one-of-a-kind baby name today.

Owls are revered and feared in Cherokee culture, thought of as witches in disguise. Uguku is one of multiple owl names in the Cherokee language. It is onomatopoetic with the owl's calls.

Pretty, pan-botanical Cherokee choice.

Owls are very important to the Cherokee people — folklore associates them with warfare.