Behind the Name: Meaning, Origin and History of the Name Sacagawea

Contribute Add to List SACAGAWEA
GENDER: Feminine USAGE: Native American Meaning & History Probably from Hidatsa tsakáka wía meaning "bird woman". Alternatively it could originate from the Shoshone language and mean "boat puller". This name was borne by a Native American woman who guided the explorers Lewis and Clark. She was of Shoshone ancestry but had been abducted in her youth and raised by a Hidatsa tribe.	MORE INFORMATION Ratings Comments Tweet

View Name: Sacagawea