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This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is feminine; and the usage is Indigenous American.
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Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Janq´u Qinaya f Aymara
Means "white cloud" in Aymara.
Jariana f Creek
this name is Creek and it mean love and peace
Jariyaña f & m Aymara
Means "hurry" in Aymara.
Jarma m & f Aymara
Means "tall" in Aymara.
Jasa f Aymara
Means "soft" in Aymara.
Jatse f Greenlandic
Variant of Jette.
Jatsi f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Jatse.
Jawari m & f Aymara
Means "fable, story" in Aymara.
Jawi m & f Aymara
Means "fleece, sheared wool" in Aymara.
Jawilla f Aymara
Means "welcome" in Aymara.
Jaya Aruma f Aymara
From the Aymara jaya meaning "distant, far away" or "great distance" and aruma meaning "night".
Jayani m & f Aymara
Means "ancient" in Aymara.
Jaylli f Aymara
Means "song" in Aymara.
Jaylli f Quechua
Means "victory song" in Quechua.
Jaylliri f Aymara
Means "singer" in Aymara.
Jaylli Warawara f Aymara
From the Aymara jaylli meaning "song" and wara wara meaning "star".
Jayp’u Lupi f Aymara
Means "afternoon sun" in Aymara.
Jayri f Aymara
Means "new moon" in Aymara.
Jayu m & f Aymara
Means "salt" in Aymara.
Jigonhsasee f Iroquois
Etymology unknown. This was the name of an Iroquoian woman considered to be a co-founder, along with The Great Peacemaker and Hiawatha, of the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy sometime between AD 1142 and 1450... [more]
Jissika f Inuit
Inuktitut form of Jessica.
Jitu f & m Aymara
Means "halo" in Aymara.
Jiwaki f & m Aymara
Means "loveliness" in Aymara.
Jochola m & f Mayan
Might refer to or reference a sacred flower.
Johiehon f Mohawk
Johiehon is used for a fictional Mohawk young woman in the fourth series of 'Outlander'. She is played by Sera-Lys McArthur.
Johona f Navajo
Sunny "jóhonaaʼéí"
Jooriina f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Jôrîna.
Jôrîna f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Jørgine.
Josara f Brazilian, Tupi
Variant of Jusara.
Juci f Tupi
Means "moon" in Tupi.
Judithe f Portuguese (Brazilian), French (African), Haitian Creole, Greenlandic, English (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Portuguese variant of Judite, English and French variant of Judith and Danish and Greenlandic variant of Juditha.
Jûle f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Juli.
Jûlia f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Julia.
Juliaanna f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Juliãna.
Juliãna f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Juliana.
Juraci m & f Tupi, Brazilian
Derived from Old Tupi jura "mouth" and sy "mother; source, origin" and thus commonly interpreted as "one who speaks well". This name is borne by Brazilian politician Juraci Vieira de Magalhães (1931-2009) and Brazilian triathlete Juraci Moreira Jr... [more]
Juracy f & m Brazilian, Tupi
Variant of Juraci. This name was borne by Brazilian politician Juracy Magalhães (1905-2001).
Jurema f Tupi, Brazilian
Derived from Old Tupi yu "thorn" and rema "bad odor", oftentimes interpreted as "stinky thorn tree". The jurema plant (also known as black jurema, binho de jurema and mimosa tenuiflora) is a perennial tree or shrub native to the northeastern region of Brazil.
Juri f Aymara
Etymology uncertain, either from the Aymara juri meaning "mud" as a noun and "cloudy" as an adjective, or jüri meaning "mist".
Juruna m & f Tupi
Means "black mouth" in Lingua Geral and it's an exonym used for the Yudjá people. The name is given after Mário Juruna (1942-2002), the first national-level federal representative in Brazil that belonged to an indigenous people.
Jussara f Tupi, Brazilian
Derived from Old Tupi ii'sara "sting, burn, itch", referring to the thorns of a palm tree that were used as weaving needles. Ii'sara and asaí are the Tupi names to the tree Euterpe oleracea.
Justîna f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Justina.
Jutïri m & f Aymara
Means "future, yet to happen" in Aymara.
Jutse f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Jytte.
Jutsi f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Jutse.
Juyá m & f New World Mythology, Indigenous American
Juyá is the god of rain and hunting in Wayuu Mythology. His name has an unknown meaning.
Juyaki m & f Aymara
Means "cool and calm" in Aymara.
Juya Panqara f Aymara
Means "fresh flower" in Aymara.
Kaakajik m & f Greenlandic
Younger form of Kâkajik.
Ka'akupe m & f Guarani
Means "behind the forest" in Guarani, taken from the title of the Virgin Mary, la Virgen de Caacupé.
Kaalannguaq f Greenlandic
Greenlandic combination of Kâlat and -nnguaq "sweet, dear".
Kaalat f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Karen 1.
Kaaliina f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Kâlîna.
Kaarat f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Kârat.
Kaataq m & f Greenlandic
Younger form of Kautaĸ.
K’acha f Aymara
Means "beautiful, lovely" in Aymara.
K’acha Illa f Aymara
From the Aymara k'acha meaning "beautiful, lovely" and illa meaning "amulet" in Aymara, also referring to any object to attract good luck and an Aymara spirit of the products and goods, the family, cattle and money.
Kadoka m & f Sioux
From the Sioux, “hole in the wall.”
Ká'ėstȧhé'héhe f Cheyenne
Means "Short Woman" in Cheyenne.
Kahsennenhawe f Mohawk
{She carries the name}
Kahsennonkwas f Mohawk
Notable bearer is child actress Kahsennonkwas Deer-Toelle.
Kahwihta f Mohawk
Means "she takes it with her" in Mohawk.
Kai f & m Navajo
Means "willow" or "hazel" in Navajo.
Kai m & f Shipibo-Conibo
Means "increase" in Shipibo.
Kaiennenhawi f Mohawk
Means "she carries her footsteps" in Mohawk.
Kaistosinikyi f Siksika
Means "kill for nothing" in the Kainai (Blood) dialect of Blackfoot.
K’ajaq f Quechua
Means "one who shines" in Quechua.
Kajuaĸ f Greenlandic
Means "the brownish one" in Greenlandic.
Kajuaq f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Kajuaĸ.
Kakaionstha f Mohawk
Notable bearer is Kakaionstha Betty Deer.
Kâkajik m & f Greenlandic
Meaning unknown.
Kâkâĸ m & f Greenlandic
Meaning unknown.
Ka'kwet f Indigenous American
It means “Sea Star”
Kakwité:ne f Mohawk
Notable bearer is actress Kakwité:ne Jacobs.
Kâlîna f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Karlina.
Kaliska m & f Miwok
Means "coyote chasing deer" in Miwok.
Kalistiaana f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Kalistiâna.
Kalistiaanna f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Kalistiãna.
Kallapi f Aymara
From the Aymara name for an orange-red variety of wild quinoa.
Kallfü m & f Mapuche
From Mapudungun kallfü (also kajfv) meaning "blue" (Smeets also lists "purple").
Kallfüray f Mapuche
Original Mapudungun form of Calfuray.
Kallfürayen f Mapuche
Full form of Kallfüray, essentially a combination of Kallfü and Rayen.
Kallik f & m Inuit, Literature
Used by Erin Hunter in the Seekers series of novels. It means, "Lightning".
Kaluliit f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Kalulît.
Kalulît f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Carolin.
Kamasa f & m Aymara
Means "honour" in Aymara.
Kamé f Guarani
Guarani form of Carmen.
Kamik f & m Greenlandic
From Greenlandic kamik "kamik", "soft boot made of reindeer or sealskin". Soles, kamiks (boots), legs and feet were linked to sexuality and reproduction, hunting and magic (success in hunting) in traditional society.
Kamquta f Aymara
Means "beautiful" in Aymara.
Kaná f Shipibo-Conibo
Means "lightning" in Shipibo.
Kanahstatsi f Mohawk
Name of the clan matron of the clan St. Kateri Tekakwitha belonged to.
K'anak f Greenlandic
Means "upper tent pole" in Greenlandic.
Kanan m & f Shipibo-Conibo
From the Shipibo kana meaning "blue and yellow macaw" and the genitive suffix -n.
Kanenstenhawi f Indigenous American, Mohawk, History
Means "she brings in corn" in Mohawk. This was the Mohawk name given to Eunice Williams (1696-1785), a Massachusetts colonist who was taken captive by the French and the Mohawks.
Kaneq f Greenlandic
Greenlandic feminine name from the word kaneq meaning "rime, hoarfrost".
Kangee m & f Sioux
Means "crow", from Lakota kȟaŋǧí.
Kanien'tahawi f Mohawk
Name of Adriana Garisto's character on Mohawk Girls.
Kanik f & m Greenlandic
Derived from the Greenlandic words kanuk or kanik meaning "blood".
Kanontienentha f Mohawk
Means "she pushes mountains" in Mohawk.
Kansaña m & f Aymara
Means "redeem" in Aymara.
Kanti f Siksika, Algonquin
Means "sings" in Siksika and Algonquin.
Kanut f & m Inuit
Means "white goose" in Inuktitut
Kapei f & m Pemon, Indigenous American, New World Mythology
Meaning “Moon” in Taurepang (a member of the Pemon micro family of Cariban languages), Kapei is the Taurepang deity of the moon, who appears most famously in the Taurepang folktale ‘Wei and Kapei’.
Karala f Greenlandic
Means "free woman" in Greenlandic.
Kârat f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Karen 1.
Kare m & f Greenlandic
Meaning unknown.
Karistiaanna f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Karistiãna.
Karistiãna f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Christiana.
Kartaava m & f Greenlandic
Short form of Nukartaava.
Kartâva f & m Greenlandic
Short form of Nukartâva.
K'artuvat f Greenlandic
Meaning unknown.
Karwasisa f Quechua
Means "yellow flower" in Quechua, from Quechua karwa, "yellow" and sisa, "flower".
Kasa f Hopi
Means "wearing leather" in Hopi.
K'asaloĸ f Greenlandic
Means "bark of fir tree, used for the dying of skins" in Greenlandic.
Kassoq f Greenlandic
Means "a bluish piece of ice" in Greenlandic.
Kate f Shipibo-Conibo
Means "round up, surround, demarcate" in Shipibo.
Katre f Greenlandic, Estonian, Latvian (Archaic)
Greenlandic form of Katrin, Latvian contracted form of Katrīne and Estonian variant of Katri.
Katrîna f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Katrina.
Katsitsienhawi f Mohawk
Means "she carries the flowers" in Mohawk.
Katwa m & f Miwok
One of the many words meaning "coyote" in Miwok; other words meaning "coyote" incudes aseli, situ, wayu,... [more]
K'augdluatdlak f Greenlandic
Means "shining white" in Greenlandic.
Kautaĸ m & f Greenlandic
Means "hammer" in Greenlandic.
Kawennáhere f Mohawk
Notable bearer is award-winning Mohawk actress, Kawennahere Devery Jacobs.
Kawennitake f Mohawk
Notable bearer is actress Bobbi Kawennitake Deere.
Keasik f Cree
From Cree ka wâsekwahk "sky blue".
Keerta f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Kêrta.
Kena f Shipibo-Conibo
Means "summon, call" in Shipibo.
Kerana f Guarani
Etymology unknown. This is the name of the Guarani goddess of sleep.
Kerstíne f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Kerstine.
Kêrta f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Gerda 2 or Gerta.
Kesin m & f Shipibo-Conibo
From the Shipibo name for fine, transparent fibres taken from the banana plant.
Kesten m & f Shipibo-Conibo
Means "with a loud voice" in Shipibo.
Khallwa f Quechua
Means "swallow" in Quechua.
Khirkhi m & f Aymara
Means "armadillo" in Aymara.
Khunu Ajayu f Aymara
From the Aymara khunu meaning "snowfall" and ajayu meaning "spirit".
Khunu Illa f Aymara
From the Aymara khunu meaning "snowfall" and illa meaning "amulet" in Aymara, also referring to any object to attract good luck and an Aymara spirit of the products and goods, the family, cattle and money.
Khusa Uma f Aymara
Means "beautiful water" in Aymara.
Khuyaña f Aymara
Means "charity" in Aymara.
Khuyaq f Quechua
Means "support" in Quechua.
Kiattuluk f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Kiátuluk.
Kiátuluk f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Gertrud.
Kiawentiio f Mohawk
Apparently means "nice morning" in Mohawk.... [more]
Kichka m & f Quechua
Means "thorn" of Quechua.
Kigech f Indigenous American
Kigech comes from the Hoopa tribe in California. It means “Little Strawberry”
Kigutârnaĸ f Greenlandic
Greenlandic name meaning "bilberry, whortleberry or European blueberry".
Kiimi f & m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Kîme.
Kiissi f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Kise.
Kiista f Greenlandic (Rare)
Greenlandic form of Kirsten.
Kiiwedinaashik m & f Ojibwe
I know Kiiwedin, or Giiwedin means North, or North wind, but I do not know the meaning of aashik.
Kikisoblu f Duwamish, Salishan
A Duwamish female name.... [more]
K'ila f Greenlandic
Greenlandic name meaning 'she, who is asking the spirits'.
Kilaala f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Kilâla.
Kilâla f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Clara.
Killari f Quechua
Means "moonlight" in Quechua from the word killa meaning "moon".
Killasisa f Quechua
Means "moon flower" in Quechua, from killa "moon" (also means "month") and sisa "flower".
Killasumaq f Quechua
Means "beautiful moon" in Quechua, from killa "moon" (also means "month") and sumaq "beautiful".
Killay f Quechua
Means "my moon" in Quechua from the word killa meaning "moon".
Kîme f & m Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Kimi.
Kimimila f Sioux
From Lakota kimímila "butterfly".
Kimoshi f & m Asháninka
From the Ashaninka kimoshiri meaning "joyful, happy".
K'inoκ f Greenlandic
Greenlandic name meaning 'a mush of snow in the sea', 'ice sludge'.
Kise f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Kis.
Kissimi m & f Inuit
Used by Erin Hunter in the Seekers series of novels. It means "alone".
Kîstîna f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Kirstina.
K'iteĸ f & m Greenlandic
Meaning unknown.
K'itornaĸ f Greenlandic
Means "child" in Greenlandic.
K'itura f Greenlandic
Archaic spelling of Qitura (according to the old Kleinschmidt orthography which was used to write Greenlandic until 1973, when orthographic reforms were introduced)... [more]
K'ivingalâĸ f Greenlandic
Meaning unknown.
K'ivioĸ m & f Greenlandic
Greenlandic name meaning 'down on a birds skin' or 'wooly hair or fleece on an animals skin' or 'fluff or down from plants'.
Ko'êju f Guarani
Means "dawn, first light" in Guarani.
Ko'êtî f Guarani
Means "beginning of dawn, dawnbreak" in Guarani.
Kȯhóméhá'e f Cheyenne
Means "Coyote Woman" in Cheyenne.
Kona f Greenlandic (Archaic)
Derived from Old Norse kona meaning "woman" or "wife", a loanword from the Norse period (985-1470) which was later used in the pidgin between European whalers and Greenlanders. The name Kona was common in Southern Greenland and later spread to Western and Northern Greenland.
Konwakeri f Mohawk
Name of the wife of historic Mohawk Chief Two-Axe.
Konwatsi'tsiaienni f Mohawk
Means "someone lends her a flower" in Mohawk.
Korin m & f Shipibo-Conibo
From the Shipibo kori meaning "gold" and the genitive suffix -n.
K'ôrĸa f Greenlandic
Archaic spelling of Qooqqa (according to the old Kleinschmidt orthography used to write Greenlandic until 1973, when orthographic reforms were introduced).
Korngkoortia f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Concordia (via Danish Konkordie).
Korngkôrtia f Greenlandic
Archaic spelling of Korngkoortia.
Koros f Shipibo-Conibo
Shipibo borrowing of the Spanish cruz meaning "cross".
Kristîna f Greenlandic
Archaic spelling (in accordance with the old Kleinschmidt orthography, used until 1973) of Kristiina, the Greenlandic form of Christina.
Krîta f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Greta.
Ksísskstakiaakii f Siksika
Means "beaver woman" in Siksika.
K'uâ f Greenlandic
Possibly came from the Greenlandic word quaq meaning 'frozen meat'.
K'ûik f & m Greenlandic
Greenlandic name meaning "the narrow bone in the hind flipper of a seal".
Kuilix f Indigenous American, Salishan
Means "red one" or "red shirt". Name borne by a Kalispel woman (fl. 1832) who led a band of warriors.
K'ujâraĸ f Greenlandic
Greenlandic name with the combination of K’ujâĸ and -raq "young animal".
Kûka f Greenlandic
Meaning unknown.
Kúkilaut f Greenlandic
Meaning unknown.
Kukkilaat f Greenlandic
Younger form of Kúkilaut.
Kukulí f Quechua
Means "white-winged dove" in Quechua. This was the name of the title character in the Quechua-language Peruvian film 'Kukuli' (1961).
Kukuyu f Quechua
Means "firefly" in Quechua.
Kûlik f Greenlandic
Meaning unknown.
Kulo f Greenlandic
Meaning unknown.
Kulooq m & f Greenlandic
Diminutive of Taannakulooq.
Kulu f Greenlandic
Younger form of Kulo.
K’umara f & m Aymara
Means "healthy" in Aymara.
K'unerna f & m Greenlandic
Greenlandic name meaning "one whom one finds sweet/attractive" (see also K'unâĸ).
Kúngo f Greenlandic
Archaic spelling of Kunngu, a Greenlandic variant or short form of Konkordia.
K'unguleĸ f Greenlandic
Greenlandic name meaning "Greenland scurvy-grass".
K'unîk f Greenlandic
Greenlandic name meaning "ugly, untidy, fat one" (originally a nickname).
Kunngu f Greenlandic
Greenlandic variant or short form of Konkordia. Also compare Korngkoortia and Kongkortia.
Kûno f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Gudny.
Kûnstânse f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Constance.
K'upaluna f Greenlandic
Greenlandic name deriving from qupaluk, another word for qupaloraarsuk meaning "snow bunting".
Kurmi f & m Aymara
Means "rainbow" in Aymara.
Kurmi Ajayu f Aymara
From the Aymara kurmi meaning "rainbow" and ajayu meaning "spirit".
Kurmi Pilpintu f Aymara
From the Aymara kurmi meaning "rainbow" and pilpintu meaning "butterfly".
Kurmi Sami f Aymara
From the Aymara kurmi meaning "rainbow" and sami meaning "colour" or "fortune, good luck".
Kurmi Thaya f Aymara
From the Aymara kurmi meaning "rainbow" and thaya meaning "cold".
Kurmi Uma f Aymara
From the Aymara kurmi meaning "rainbow" and uma meaning "water".
Kusi f & m Aymara
Means "fortune, happiness, joy" in Aymara.
Kusi Aruma f Aymara
From the Aymara kusi meaning "fortune, happiness" and aruma meaning "night".
Kusi Chimpu f Aymara
From the Aymara kusi meaning "fortune, happiness" and chimpu meaning "sign, symbol, mark".
Kusi Chuyma f Aymara
From the Aymara kusi meaning "fortune, happiness" and chuyma meaning "lung" in Aymara, conceptually seen as the 'heart' of a person or seat of sentiment and emotion in Aymara culture.
Kusi Kurmi f Aymara
From the Aymara kusi meaning "fortune, happiness" and kurmi meaning "rainbow".
Kusiñawi f Quechua
Means "cheerful eyes" in Quechua.
Kusi Nayra f Aymara
From the Aymara kusi meaning "fortune, happiness" and nayra meaning "eyes".
Kusi-quyllur f Quechua, Theatre
Means "joyful star" in Quechua, from Quechua kusi "joyful, happy" and quyllur "star". Kusi Quyllur is the name of the princess in the Quechua-language play 'Ollantay' (the oldest known manuscript of which dates to the 18th century).
Kusirimay f Quechua
Means "of cheerful talk" in Quechua.
Kusi Wayra f Aymara
From the Aymara kusi meaning "fortune, happiness" and wayra meaning "wind".
Kusi Wiñaya f Aymara
From the Aymara kusi meaning "fortune, happiness" and wiñaya meaning "eternal".
K'utuk f & m Greenlandic
Greenlandic name meaning 'collarbone'.
Kuuka f Greenlandic
Younger form of Kûka.
Kuulik f Greenlandic
Younger form of Kûlik.
Kuuna f Greenlandic
Reformed spelling of Kona, a Greenlandic name meaning "woman, wife" in Old Norse.
Kuunstaansi f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Kûnstânse.
Kuunu f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Kûno.
K’uychi f Quechua
Means "rainbow" in Quechua.
Kuymi f Quechua
Means "amaranth flower" in Quechua.
Kuypa Nayra f Aymara
Means "chestnut-colour eyes" in Aymara.
Kyryi f Guarani
Means "tender, soft" in Guarani.
Laatsiaq f Greenlandic
A Greenlandic form of Rahab, formed using the Greenlandic suffix -tsiaq meaning "beautiful, precious, fair-sized".
Laavara f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Lâvara.
Larama Uma f Aymara
Means "blue water" in Aymara.
Laria f Chatino
Chatino form of Hilaria.
Lasta m & f Quechua
Means "snow" in Quechua.
Lãtsiaĸ f Greenlandic
Archaic spelling of Laatsiaq.
Lâvara f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Laura.
Layqa m & f Aymara
Means "sorcerer, sorceress" in Aymara.
Layu f Aymara
Means "clover" in Aymara.
Lenmana f Hopi
Means "flute girl" in Hopi. From the Hopi lena 'flute' and mána 'girl, maiden'.
Lîa f Greenlandic
Greenlandic from of Lea.
Liikkiit f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Likît.
Liili f Estonian, Greenlandic
Estonian variant of Lili and Greenlandic younger form of Lîle.
Liilianni f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Lîliáne.
Liju Illa f Aymara
From the Aymara liju meaning "totally" and illa meaning "amulet" in Aymara, also referring to any object to attract good luck and an Aymara spirit of the products and goods, the family, cattle and money.
Likît f Greenlandic
Diminutive of Rikîna.
Lilakai f Navajo
Meaning uncertain, perhaps derived from Navajo łį́į́ʼ "horse" and łigaii "white". It was borne by Lilakai "Lily" Neil (1900-1961), the first woman to be elected to the Navajo Tribal Council (served 1946-1951).
Lîle f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Lilli.
Lilen f Mapuche
From Mapuche meaning "Bush"
Lîliáne f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Lilian.