This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is feminine; and the usage is Indigenous American.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Liluye f MiwokImplies "singing chicken hawk that soars" in the Miwok language.
Llacolén f Mapuche (Hispanicized)Allegedly derived from a Mapuche word meaning "calm, peace". According to tradition, this was the name of a daughter of Galvarino, a Mapuche warrior who died in 1557 in the four-year Arauco War (Araucanian War) in Chile.
Lomasi m & f HopiMeans "well adorned" in Hopi. From the Hopi
lomá 'well, good, beautiful' and
náci 'self blossomed (as in, covered in blossoms/flowers), adorned, dressed', or
mási 'gray', referring to a species of bluebird.
Lusa f Inuit, LiteratureUsed by Erin Hunter in the Seekers series of novels. It means, "Midnight".
Lushanya f ChickasawPossibly means "songbird" in Chickasaw, perhaps from the Chickasaw
taloowa 'sing, chanter' and
foshi 'bird'.... [
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Lutiant f OjibweLutiant LaVoy was an Ojibwe woman who worked as a nurse in Washington, D.C., during the 1918 pandemic. She was the only person in the United States with this name according to the 1910 census. Perhaps this is an Anglicized or Americanized version of a native Ojibwe name.
Maaxiiriwia f Indigenous American, HidatsaMeans "buffalo bird woman". Name borne by a Hidatsa woman known for maintaining many aspects of the traditional Hidatsa lifestyle, including gardening and cooking.
Magserannguaq m & f GreenlandicDerived from Greenlandic
massippoq meaning "rising half up from a horizontal position" and the suffix -
nnguaq "sweet, dear", with the implied meaning "flower which is raised up by the heat of the sun, whilst small pieces of ice are still above it" (according to the Greenlandic author Karl Siegstad).... [
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Maíra f Tupi, BrazilianDerived from Tupi
maíra "French person" and, by extension, "foreigner".
Maka f Sioux, New World MythologyMeans "earth, ground, soil" in Lakota. In Oglala Lakota (Sioux) mythology, Makȟá (less correctly spelled Maka) was created by Íŋyaŋ ("stone"), then given the spirit Makȟá-akáŋl ("earth goddess").
Makawee f SiouxDerived from a Sioux word meaning "generous".
Makya f & m HopiMeans "hunting eagle" in Hopi.
Malila f MiwokMeans "salmon going fast up a rippling stream" in the Miwok language
Malîna f GreenlandicMeans "the one to follow", cognate of
malippaa ("to follow someone") and the suffix -
na (denotes a personal name). In Greenlandic mythology Malîna is the goddess of the sun and the sister of
Anningan, god of the moon... [
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Malina f Inuit Mythology, GreenlandicIn Inuit mythology, Malina is the name of a solar goddess. She is constantly fleeing from her brother, the moon god
Igaluk (Inuit) or
Anningan (Grenlandic), and their eternal chase explains the movement of the sun and moon through the sky.
Malinalxochitl f Nahuatl, Aztec and Toltec MythologyMeans "grass flower" or "wildflower" in Nahuatl, from Nahuatl
malinalli, "tall grass, twisted grass", and
xōchitl, "flower". In Aztec mythology, Malinalxochitl was a sorceress and goddess of snakes, scorpions, and desert insects, and the sister of
Huitzilopochtli.
Mamaz m & f NahuatlDerived from Nahuatl
mamaztli, "soft feather".
Mángilik f GreenlandicGreenlandic name meaning "the one with the drum song", from a combination of
manngaluartoq "singing (drum-)songs" and
-lik, a Greenlandic suffix meaning "equipped with" that denotes that the the root word is a form of amulet or helper spirit.
Marka Illa f AymaraFrom the Aymara
marka meaning "nation" 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.
Masi m & f AymaraMeans "friend, companion" in Aymara.
Masik m & f GreenlandicFrom Greenlandic
masik meaning "the curved cross-tree in front of the ring of a kayak" and from Greenlandic
masik meaning "gills (of a fish)", depending per dialect.
Matika f Salishan (?)Matika Wilbur is a Native American photographer, of the Swinomish and Tulalip tribes.
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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Mauhcaxochitl f & m NahuatlDerived from Nahuatl
mauhcatl "coward, someone fearful" and
xochitl "flower".
Mayalen f Nahuatl, MexicanAlteration of the name Mayahuel is the female divinity associated with the maguey plant among cultures of central Mexico in the Postclassic era of pre-Columbian Mesoamerican chronology, and in particular of the Aztec cultures... [
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Mecahua f & m NahuatlPossibly means "keeper of mistresses" or "possessor of rope", derived from Nahuatl
mecatl "rope, cord; unit of land; consort, concubine" and the possessive suffix
-hua.
Meoohtse'e f CheyenneMeoohtse'e means "spring grass" in the Cheyenne language. Meoohtse'e, also known as Monâhtseta'e, was a Cheyenne woman who had a child with George Custer.
Mera f TupiDerived from Tupi
mãra meaning "war".
Meskwaopwaganikwe f OjibweAnishinaabek (Ojibwe) name meaning "red pipe woman." Meskwa means red, opwagan means pipe, and ikwe means woman. inini can replace ikwe to make it a male name.
Miahuaxihuitl f Nahuatl, AztecEtymology uncertain, possibly deriving from the Classic Nahuatl elements
miahuatl "the maize plant in bloom" and
xihuitl "plant" or
xihuitl "year". Name borne by the mother of Monteczuma I.
Migina f Omaha-PoncaMeans "returning moon", from the Omaha
miⁿ "moon, sun",
ginóⁿ "grow, flourish".
Mimiteh f Omaha-Ponca (?), Popular CulturePossibly a variant of
Mi'mite, an Omaha name of uncertain meaning, or a variant of the Omaha name
Mi'mitega meaning "new moon". This is the name of a Native American vampire in Scott Snyder's comic book series
American Vampire (2010-).
Mineĸ f & m GreenlandicGreenlandic name meaning "little bit" (originally a diminutive ending).
Miquiz m & f NahuatlMeans "death" in Nahuatl, derived from
miquiztli "death, mortality", the sixth day-sign of the tonalpohualli.
Mira f AymaraFrom an Aymara word expressing supplication or a request for something.
Misae f & m SiouxMeans "white sun" in the Osage language. From the Osage
mi 'sun' and
ska 'white'.
Misk’i Aruni f AymaraFrom the Aymara
misk'i meaning "honey" and
aruni meaning "talkative".
Miskwaadesi m & f OjibweThis name means "Little Red Turtle". A turtle in Ojibwe is a sign of truth.
Miskweminanocsqua f AlgonquianMeans "raspberry star woman" in Mohegan-Pequot, an extinct Eastern Algonquian language; derived from the Mohegan-Pequot cognate words of Ojibwe
miskomin meaning "raspberry" and
anang "star", combined with Mohegan-Pequot
sqá "woman"... [
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Miteraĸ f GreenlandicGreenlandic name meaning "chick of a sea duck, Common Eider". Combination of
Miteĸ and
-raq "young animal".
Mitiarjuk f InuitOf uncertain etymology, name borne by a prominent Inuk author, educator and sculptor.
Mito m & f NahuatlMeaning uncertain, possibly derived from Nahuatl
mitotli "dance", or a form of
itoa "to say, to speak".
Mixtli f & m Nahuatl, Mexican (Rare)Means "cloud" in Nahuatl. This was the name of a princess in an Aztec legend, who is said to have died from grief after being falsely told her lover had died in battle.
Miyahuaxochtzin f Nahuatl, AztecEtymology uncertain. Possible name elements include
miyahuatl "tassel, of maize or things with a similar appearance",
xochitl "flower" and
tzin "lady". It is also possible that it is derived from the Classical Nahuatl word
miyaoaxoch "maize tassel flower", which was attested as a female name in the mid-sixteenth century... [
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Mizquixahual f NahuatlMeans "mesquite face paint", from Nahuatl
mizquitl "mesquite tree" and
xahualli "face paint".
Momoztli f & m NahuatlMeans "altar, platform for sacrificial offerings" in Nahuatl.
Monâhtseta'e f CheyenneMonâhtseta'e is recorded to mean "Shoot Woman" (plant shoots) in the Cheyenne language. Monâhtseta'e, aka
Meoohtse'e, was a Cheyenne woman who allegedly had a child with George Custer.
Mumiak f InupiatBest known as the Iñupiat name of Alaskan mixed race fashion model and activist Laura Mae Bergt.
Musa m & f AymaraMeans "ability, intelligence" in Aymara.
Muyta f AymaraMeans "turn, curve, turn around" in Aymara.
Myeerah f & m Indigenous AmericanMeans "walk in the water". Name borne by a Wyandot woman who played a prominent diplomatic role between the Wyandot and colonial settlers.
Naajaraq f GreenlandicMeans "gull hatchling" in Greenlandic, deriving from
naaja meaning "gull; seagull" and
raq meaning "cub; hatchling; baby animal".
Nadua f ComancheMeans "someone found" or "keeps warm with us" in Comanche. ... [
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Nahanni f & m Indigenous AmericanFrom
naha, meaning "river of the land of the Naha people" in Na-Dene (Athabaskan) languages, spoken by indigenous cultures in British Columbia, the Northwest Territories, and the Yukon Territory... [
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Nahimana f SiouxDerived from the Dakota Sioux word
nahmana meaning "secret".
Nahualquizqui f & m NahuatlProbably means "to emerge from trickery" or "to be born from magic", derived from Nahuatl
nahual "to transform, trick, disguise, conceal; to do magic" combined with
quizqui "to divide, separate from, take out of".
Nahuatl f NahuatlMeans "clear sound" in Nahuatl, also referring to the language.
Nahuitochtli f NahuatlMeans "four rabbit" in Nahuatl, referring to the day of the Aztec calendar that the bearer was born.
Naiá f Tupi, GuaraniPer the legend, an indigenous tribe believed that the moon was the goddess Jaci, who came at night and kissed and lit up the faces of the most beautiful virgins in the village. When the moon hid behind the mountain, she would take girls with her and turn them into stars.... [
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Najaaraq f GreenlandicMeans "little Naja", derived from the popular Greenlandic name
Naja combined with the diminutive suffix
araq.
Najâja f GreenlandicGreenlandic name with the combination of
Naja and affix
-aaja is a Greenlandic affix used for and by children.
Najánguaĸ f GreenlandicGreenlandic name meaning "a boy's sweet little sister". Combination of
Naja and suffix
-nnguaq "sweet, dear".
Najannguaq f GreenlandicCombination of
Naja, meaning "little sister (to a boy)" and
nnguaq, a suffix meaning "sweet" or "dear."
Nakoma f & m Ojibwe, Popular CultureAllegedly means "I do as I promise" in Chippewa (according to another source, "we will stand together"). It was borne by the wife of 19th-century fur trader Peter Abadie Sarpy (a member of the Iowa tribe of Native Americans)... [
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Nakuset f Mi'kmaqA Mi'kmaq goddess of the Sun, currently a famous bearer is the Mi'kmaq actress, Nakuset "Nikki" Gould.
Namiton m & f NahuatlPossibly means "little spouse", from Nahuatl
namictli "wife, husband, spouse" and the diminutive suffix
-ton, in which case it was likely a nickname for a child.
Nampeyo f Indigenous AmericanDerived from the Tewa word
Num-pa-yu meaning "snake that does not bite". This was borne by the Hopi-Tewa potter Nampeyo of Hano (1859-1942), the daughter of a Tewa woman and a Hopi man.
Nandua f Indigenous American, HistoryThe name of a 17th-century Native American woman of the Accawmacke tribe, daughter of Chief Debedeavon, who became an ally to the English colonists.
Naneda f ShawneeThis was the name of Oneta's mother in The Loon Feather, a 1940 novel by Iola Fuller. Oneta was the daughter of Tecumseh in the novel.
Nanyehi f CherokeeMeans "one who goes about" in Cherokee. Notable bearer of this name is Nanyehi, who is known in English as Nancy Ward.