Comments for the name Cheyenne

I love the name Cheyenne - it is such a strong, independant, and beautiful name. We named our daughter Sheyenne Summer. For us, "Sheyenne" is an alternate, more feminine spelling of the name.

It is so beautiful! :) And a very important meaning! I love it!

It would have never occured to me that Cheyenne was both feminine and masculine. Though it makes sense since it's a name of an Indian Tribe.

Some say that Cheyenne was a Korean name (because others may pronounce it as che-yin) so my classmates and friends thought I was Korean or Chinese. It's so funny, when I got in college, no one would talk to me because they thought I was a foreigner who had difficulties speaking and understanding English, they were surprised when I spoke "Tagalog" (native language). I really love my name because it is unique and special. :)

I wouldn't use this name because it apparantly means illiterate. If it has an alternate meaning forgive my ignorance.

It doesn't mean "illiterate", it simply means "people who speak a language we can't understand".

My niece's name is Shayenne and goes by Shaye. I think its a really pretty name (I prefer Cheyenne though).

Cheyenne is a beautiful name. I named my daughter Cheyenne. It is the name of an Indian Tribe! Anyone with this name should be proud of it!

For a girl it's a very good name, but I don't think it sounds like a boy name.

Much abused, made into trendy, fluffy nonesense the way Mackenzie and so many other good names have been. It's shame something so rich and beautiful - something with actual cultural significance to some people out there - can be tossed around like a buzzword.

I just cannot stand this name being spelled "Cheyenne", I mean, I certainly will mispronounce it to, "Chey-enne". If you are going to name your child Cheyenne, at least spell it Shyanne, Shianne, etc. And do us all a favour, make it actually "intelligible"!

Yes, let's just butcher the tribe names, why don't we? Let's start spelling Shawnee "Shannie", and Cherokee "Cherakey"!

The point is, while a lot of Native American [associated] names can sound harsh to my ears, like Cherokee and Dakota, Cheyenne truly is beautiful.

A famous bearer is young singer Cheyenne Kimball.

Cheyenne Hart-Montgomery is character from TV show "Reba". She is played Joanna Garcia.

I love this name. Why? It's my own! Hahha. I just don't like the meaning!

I never ever realised this name wasn't pronounced Chey-enne!

My friend's name is Cheyenne. I think it's a great name. Spellings like Shyanne, Cheyanne, Shianne, etc. just don't look right to me. Don't know if this is true, but I heard Cheyenne means "Dog" in French.

"Chien" is French for dog. It's pronounced (in my opinion) quite differently.

A famous place is Cheyenne, Montana or something like that.

No, Cheyenne is in Wyoming.

My brother's girlfriend spells her name "Chyiann".

Cheyenne is a very unusual name! It sounds country to me ! It's an odd name!

It really bugs me that Cheyenne is acceptable as a first name even if they don't have one ounce of American Indian blood in them, but if you look up Cherokee on this website, for instance, it's some sort of crime if you name a non-American Indian this. In my opinion, both names are tacky. Would you name a child Mongol?

I really don't like this name. It's the name of a Native American tribe for God's sake.

German singer Jessica Wahls welcomed a daughter Cheyenne (2003).

My younger brother's middle name is Cheyenne. His first name is also a name of a tribe, Dakota. I think it reflects our heritage very well.

I really dislike this. I almost never like place names as names, and definitely not American Indian tribe names. What about Chickasaw and Iroquois? No.

This name is nice, sort of out of the ordinary. This name reminds me of Cheyenne Montgomery from Reba, my favorite show. Another famous bearer is musician Cheyenne Kimball, the kid who won `America's Most Talented Kid`.

The meaning of this name cracks me up. Whenever I hear Cheyenne I imagine a red-headed girl babbling incoherently.

CHEYENNE BLUE is the name of Emma Tiger Schweiger in the movie "keinohrhase" (a German movie).

This is probably the most feminine name I have ever heard of. I feel sorry for any boy with this name.

I think Cheyenne works well on a boy and I would use it for my future son.

Ditzy country girls come to mind. The spelling may not really match the pronunciation, but spelling it differently just makes it seem like people don't know how to spell it, which doesn't give the best of impressions. I can't imagine this name on males, it is utterly, completely feminine.

An example of a male Cheyenne is the actor Cheyenne Jackson:
http://www.cheyennejackson.com/

This should not be used as a name. No member of the Cheyenne tribe has this "name". It also sounds very trashy.

We named our daughter Cheyenne because we think it's a pretty name. Although lots of people do not know how to say it correctly and it bugs me.

I dislike the name Cheyenne. I think it's trashy and it will sound dated very soon. I especially hate it when people spell it Shyann or Shyanne. Why would you want the word "shy" in your name ?

A beautiful name. I would use this for my daughter.

This is a very beautiful name, even if it's a name of a Tribe. And this name being both feminine and masculine is actually surprising - sort of.

Though, unfortunately, when I hear this name, I think of Reba's daughter, Cheyenne Montgomery. Her character has ruined this name for me. But that's my opinion, I don't deter anyone from naming their kid this. :)

I think this name is severely gorgeous! First off the meaning is a bunch of bull because anybody can come up a meaning for a name. I mean who comes up with meaning of names? If you have Native American or just interested in the culture, I say "HOW" about naming your daughter this (and Native Americans don't say "how", lol).

My name is Cheyenne and I don't like it at all. Most people don't know how to pronounce/spell it.

Hey the name Cheyenne is GREAT. As you can tell it's my name and no, I'm not a female but a male obviously. When I'm mentioned by name to someone new they tend to think I'm a girl. I love the name lol. The females love it the same because it's different. I do have Native American in me which is a plus too. I give it a 10.

Tarita Cheyenne "Cheyenne" was the name of Marlon Brando's daughter who died in 1995.

I love the name Cheyenne. For me I am "part Cherokee" and I say that with pride because my right to claim it was taken from me by being adopted so I proudly named my daughter Cheyenne and would do it again.

The first well-known bearer of this name was a fictional character, Cheyenne Bodie, the title character of the US television show _Cheyenne_, which originally ran in "prime time" between 1955 and 1963. The story line of the show said his parents had been killed by Cheyenne warriors when he was a child, and then he was raised by the Cheyenne. That of course would explain why people who were NOT Native Americans would call him "Cheyenne", though it's certainly not a name members of that group would have given him themselves.

So Cheyenne's use really began as male; it switched to predominantly female because its pronunciation with the final syllable as "Anne" made it sound "feminine" to most English speakers.

This is my name. I'm a girl. I'm not Native American, so it kind of makes me feel guilty that I have this name, but I really can't help it, can I? I feel like it should be taken as more of a compliment that someone likes a name enough to use it for their child, not "stealing" from a certain culture (though I won't argue that Native Americans have always "owned" it).

I used to absolutely hate my name. Shy-anne? The irony. That "anne" part is ugly as hell. All the e's! MOTHER! Why'd you have to torture your six-year-old with always writing such a long name?! (It really didn't do me any harm.)
Now I accept it. I guess I even kind of like it, because it's different. It's unique. It has a foreign feel. Much better than being named a more common name, in my opinion.
My nickname's Chey (like "shy"). I like it quite a lot. (Sometimes I think it would've been better to be named chai [like the scrumptious tea].)

I'm always having to spell it for people. "C-H-E-Y-E-N-N-E. Yeah, with an e. Pronounced? Shy-anne, yeah, that's right." Part of that is probably because they're hicks from New York. I always go, "Like the capital of Wyoming!" Blank stares all around.

I really dislike the different spellings -- "Sh"'s and "-anne"'s and such. Thankfully my mother had the same thoughts when she named me. Sounds self-righteous, but I mean, Cheyenne is the correct spelling, for the capital as well as a Native American tribe. I feel like it's trendy and even disgraceful.

I think this name works for a boy, as well. In our culture, the "-enne" makes it sound more girly, but that has no relevance in the Native American culture, so I don't see why it should in any other.

I love the name Cheyenne! The other spellings of it are pretty but I like this one the best. It is a strong, lovely name. I was going to be named Cheyenne but my parents chose Sierra instead. Either way, I would've liked my name. To all you Cheyennes out there: you're awesome.

One of the main characters in Once Upon A Time In The West is Cheyenne, a bandit, played by Jason Robards. It's most likely a nickname.

To the one person who said that they envisioned a red headed unintelligent female, well I can honestly say that you are right! My stepgranddaughter is 11 going over 20+ with the brain of a 11 month old. Her spelling is Shyanne. Boy did you hit that tight on the $$$$$

This is my sister's name, except she spells it Chianne, I also added that version to the site just now. Anyways I always loved this name, as I like any names that are after Native American Tribes.

Cheyenne Kimball (born 1990 in Frisco, Texas) is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist.

My name is Cheyenne. I am native American and I know so many meanings for the name one is small yellow wolf, another is mother of nature, it all depends on who you are talking to. I have had people call me every version of the name including a few completely out there which include Diane. I am named after a state capitol, and an Indian tribe that is a rival to what I am. I am Cherokee who were the enemies of my people. I am not 100 percent Cherokee like I wish I was but, I am enough for my hair to be black and my skin to be dark to the point I have been called a half breed by local store owners. I will say I am who I am and I am thankful for my grandfather who gave me my first name, who is now watching over me from the spirit world, and my father who gave me my middle name after a boy he saved from being hit by a truck. Yes, I am a girl, but I am proud of my very masculine name.