the etymology and history of first names
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Native American Feminine Names
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The names listed here are or were used by the various indigenous peoples who inhabited North and South America.
AILEN f Native American
Variant of AYLEN
AYELEN f Native American
Variant of AYLEN
AYLEN f Native American
Possibly means either "happiness" or "clear" in Mapuche.
CALFURAY f Native American
Means "violet (flower)" in Mapuche.
CITLALI f & m Native American
Means "star" in Nahuatl.
ISI m & f Native American
Means "deer" in Choctaw.
ITZEL f Native American
Possibly a variant of IXCHEL
MAIARA f Native American
Means "wise" in Tupi.
METHOATASKE f Native American
Means "turtle laying its eggs" in Shawnee.
MILLARAY f Native American
Means "golden flower" in Mapuche.
MOEMA f Native American
Means "sweet" in Tupi.
NAIRA f Native American
Means "big eyes" in Quechua and Aymara.
NAYELI f Native American
Means "I love you" in the Zapotec language.
NINA (3) f Native American
Means "fire" in Quechua.
NITA (2) f Native American
Means "bear" in Choctaw.
NIVIARSIAQ f Native American
Means "girl" in Greenlandic... [more]
NIZHONI f Native American
Means "beautiful" in Navajo.
NUKA m & f Native American
Means "younger sibling" in Greenlandic.
PILOQUTINNGUAQ f Native American
Means "little leaf" in Greenlandic.
PIPALUK f Native American
Means "nurse" in Greenlandic.
POCAHONTAS f History, Native American
Means "she is playful" in Algonquin... [more]
RAYEN f Native American, Spanish
Means "flower" in Mapuche.
SACAGAWEA f Native American
Probably from Hidatsa tsakáka wía meaning "bird woman"... [more]
SACNITE f Native American
Means "white flower" in Mayan.
SAQUI f Native American
Means "favourite" in Mapuche.
SAYEN f Native American
Means "sweet, lovely" in Mapuche.
SHIKOBA m & f Native American
Means "feather" in Choctaw.
SISSINNGUAQ f Native American
Means "squirrel" in Greenlandic.
TAMAYA f Native American
Means "in the center" in Quechua.
TUPAARNAQ f Native American
Means "wild thyme" in Greenlandic.
UKALEQ f Native American
Means "hare" in Greenlandic.
ULLORIAQ f Native American
Means "star" in Greenlandic.
WINONA f English, Native American
Means "firstborn daughter" in the Dakota language... [more]
XOCHITL f Native American, Spanish
Means "flower" in Nahuatl.
ZYANYA f Native American
Means "forever, always" in Nahuatl.
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