Browse Submitted Names

This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is masculine; and the usage is Ojibwe.
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Aanakwadinini m Ojibwe
Derived from the Ojibwe word aanakwad meaning "cloud" and inini meaning "man".
Aanakwadmeskwa m & f Ojibwe
Derived from the Ojibwe word aanakwad meaning "cloud" and meskwa meaning "red".
Anang f & m Ojibwe
Means "star" in Ojibwe.
Anangokaa f & m Ojibwe
Meaning: Plenty of Stars; There are many stars; Many Stars; There is an abundance of Stars; Star Abundance
Asiniiwin m Ojibwe
Meaning, "rocky boy" or "stone child."
Biyen m Ojibwe
Ojibwe variant of Peter.
Chibenashi m Ojibwe
Meaning, "big little bird."
Gaa-binagwiiyaas m Ojibwe
Means "which the flesh peels off" or "sloughing flesh" or "wrinkle meat" or "old wrinkled meat" in Ojibwe.
Kah-ge-ga-gah-bowh m Ojibwe
Means "he who stands forever" in Ojibwe.
Kahkewāquonāby m Ojibwe
Meaning, "sacred waving feathers."
Ka-wa-zauce m Ojibwe
Ojibwe word for "little child".
Kechewaishke m Ojibwe
Means "great renewer" in Ojibwe.
Kiiwedinaashik m & f Ojibwe
I know Kiiwedin, or Giiwedin means North, or North wind, but I do not know the meaning of aashik.
Maiagizis m Ojibwe
Means "right/correct sun", deriving from the Ojibwe giizis ("sun, moon, a month"). This was the Ojibwe name of Ignace Tonené, a chief of the Teme-Augama Anishnabai people.
Medweganoonind m Ojibwe
Means "who is heard spoken to" in Ojibwe.
Meegwun m Ojibwe
From Ojibwe miigwan "feather". This is borne by Meegwun Fairbrother, a Canadian actor of Ojibwe descent.
Miskwaadesi m & f Ojibwe
This name means "Little Red Turtle". A turtle in Ojibwe is a sign of truth.
Naawakamig m Ojibwe
Means "in the center of the universe" in Ojibwe.
Nakoma f & m Ojibwe, Popular Culture
Allegedly 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)... [more]
Namid m Ojibwe, Cheyenne
Derived from the Ojibwe and Cheyenne words niimii meaning "she dances" and anang meaning "star".
Nee-gon-we-way-we-dun m Ojibwe
Meaning, "thunder before the storm."
Nenaa'angebi m Ojibwe
Means "beautifying bird" in Ojibwe.
Nodin m Ojibwe
Means "wind" in Ojibwe.
Ontonagon f & m Ojibwe
Located in the state of Michigan, this Upper Peninsula county, which features the Porcupine Mountains, is named after the Ontonagon River. The name is said to be derived from an Ojibwe language word Nondon-organ, meaning "hunting river"... [more]
Ozaawindib m Ojibwe
Meaning, "yellow head." The original bearer was a "two spirit" and thus the name may be considered gender neutral.
Peezhickee m Ojibwe
From Ojibwe bizhiki meaning "buffalo".
Saginaw m Ojibwe
Meaning "land of the Sauks".
Shingwaukonse m Ojibwe
Means "little pine", deriving from the Ojibwe word zhingwaak ("pine, white pine, red pine"). Name borne by an Anishinaabe chief (1773-1854) who played a prominent role in the foundation of the Garden River First Nation.
Tapa f & m Ojibwe
Means "water antelope" in Ojibwe.
Ti-bish-ko-gi-jik m Ojibwe
Meaning, "looking into the sky."
Waabaanakwad m Ojibwe
Meaning, "white cloud."
Wabanquot m Ojibwe
Means "white cloud", from Ojibwe waabaanakwad 'white cloud'.... [more]
Wabun-inini m Ojibwe
Meaning, "man of dawn."
Wah-wah-teh-go-nay-ga-bo m Ojibwe
Meaning, "standing in the northern lights."
Waubojeeg m Ojibwe
Means "white fisher" in Ojibwe.
Winneboujou m Ojibwe
Frenchified variant of Nanabozho.