This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is feminine; and the usage is Algonquin.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Chicago f & m AlgonquinPossibly means "onion" or "garlic" in the Miami-Illinois language. From the Algonquin
shigàgowinj 'onion' or
wàbi-shigàgowinj 'garlic'. The name of the city of Chicago, Illinois, was likely given because garlic supposedly grew in abundance in the area.
Hobomock m & f Algonquin, Wampanoag, Narragansett, New World MythologyIn Algonquin legends (mainly Wampanoag and Narragansett) Hobomock is the
manito the spirit of death: a destructive, often evil, being. He is subject of many Wampanoag 'bogeyman' stories, warning children away from dangerous or naughty behavior... [
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Hurit m & f Siksika, AlgonquinMeans "good, fine, beautiful, handsome" in Unami, an extinct Algonquian language formerly spoken by Lenape people. This is not used as a name by the Lenape.
Matoaka f AlgonquinOf unknown meaning. This was one of
Pocahontas's 'secret' names. At the time Pocahontas was born, it was common for Powhatan Native Americans to be given several personal names, to have more than one name at the same time, to have secret names that only a select few knew, and to change their names on important occasions... [
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Watseka f AlgonquinMeans "pretty girl" in Potawatomi, from the Potawatomi
winsakeekyahgo "pretty girl".