Browse Names

This is a list of names in which the gender is masculine; and the usage is Ojibwe.
gender
usage
Aanakwad m & f Indigenous American, Ojibwe
Means "cloud" in Ojibwe.
Animikii m Indigenous American, Ojibwe, New World Mythology
Means "thunder, thunderer" in Ojibwe. In Anishinaabe mythology this is the name of the thunderbird, an immense flying creature that makes thunder with its flapping wings.
Cowessess m Indigenous American, Ojibwe (Anglicized)
From an Ojibwe or Cree name recorded as Kiwisance, said to mean "little child", possibly related to Ojibwe gwiiwizens meaning "boy" or Cree ᐊᐋᐧᓯᐢ (awâsis) meaning "child". This was the name of a late 19th-century chief of a mixed band of Plains Cree and Saulteaux people.
Diindiisi f & m Indigenous American, Ojibwe
Means "blue jay" in Ojibwe.
Giiwedin m Indigenous American, Ojibwe
Means "north" in Ojibwe.
Miigwan f & m Indigenous American, Ojibwe
Means "feather" in Ojibwe.
Muscowequan m Indigenous American, Ojibwe (Anglicized)
From Ojibwe Maskawigwan meaning "hard quill", derived from mashkawaa "hard" and gaaway "quill". This was the name of a 19th-century Saulteaux chief.
Noodin m Indigenous American, Ojibwe
Means "wind" in Ojibwe.
Wawatam m Indigenous American, Ojibwe
Possibly means "little goose" in Ojibwe. This was the name of an 18th-century chief of the Ottawa people.