These names are or were used by the various indigenous peoples who inhabit North and South America.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
NavagiaqmGreenlandic, Inuit Mythology, Inupiat West Greenlandic name meaning "the one who travelled from place to place", composed of nava- meaning "exchange, moving from place to place" and -giaq meaning "travel" or "is out". In Greenlandic mythology this is the name of a character who dies and travels from animal to animal as a spirit until he is finally reborn as a human.
NavaranafGreenlandic, Danish (Rare) Greenlandic name meaning "one who alternates between different parties", derived from the Proto-Eskimo root *naverar "to trade, exchange" and the name suffix na. In legend Navarana was an Inuit woman who brought about disunity by alternating between her tribe of native Greenlanders and the Norse colonists... [more]
NezahualcoyotlmNahuatl From Nahuatl nezahualli "fasting", probably referring to a paper collar worn to show the wearer should not be offered food, and coyotl "coyote".
NezahualpillimNahuatl, Aztec Derived from Nahuatl nezahualli "fasting", probably referring to a collar made out of bands of paper twisted together that was worn to show the wearer should not be offered food, and pilli "person of noble lineage; child"... [more]
NezahualxochitlfNahuatl Possibly the name of a kind of medicinal plant found in the water. Derived from Nahuatl nezahual "fasting" and xōchitl "flower".
NheengatumTupi Popular name in ancient Guarani nations, it is now the name of a dialect of Guarani, and popular name for males of Tupi descent in Brazil, Colombia, Paraguay, Bolivia, Argentina and common among males of Tupi descent in Uruguay.
NivianafGreenlandic Formed from Niviaq and the Inuit name suffix na, which indicates a personal name.
Niviaqf & mGreenlandic Derived from the Greenlandic word niviarsiaq "girl" (compare Niviarsiaq), possibly meaning "reincarnated as a girl".
NiviarsiaĸfGreenlandic Greenlandic name meaning "young woman or girl, maiden, girl of marriageable age", combined with Niviaĸ and -siaq "acquired as" or meaning "Rosebay Willowherb" (Name meanings depend per dialect).
NiviatsiaĸfGreenlandic Greenlandic name meaning "graceful, beautiful girl" with the combination of Niviaĸ and suffix -tsiaq "beautiful", "fair", "fairly good", "precious", "sweet", "fair-sized", "nice", "good", "handsome".
Nochhuetlm & fNahuatl Possibly derived from Nahuatl nochehuatl "prickly pear fruit rind/skin", implying persistence or tenacity. Alternately, may be a combination of nochtli "prickly pear fruit" and either huehue "elder, old man" or huehuetl "drum".
NootaumNarragansett (?) Many sources list the meaning as "fire" in Algonquin, but this is incorrect. The Algonquin word for fire is ishkode. It does however mean "a fire, especially for cooking" in the Narragansett language, of the Narragansett tribe, who were an Algonquin peoples.
NuianafGreenlandic Greenlandic name of uncertain origin, possibly from nuiaq "cloud" or from the stem nui- "sewing, basket-making", combined with the name suffix na.
NujakinafGreenlandic Means "horned grebe" in Greenlandic, using the suffix -na.
Nukartâĸm & fGreenlandic Greenlandic name meaning "newborn younger sibling of speaker's gender".
Nukartâvaf & mGreenlandic Greenlandic name meaning "his/her new little brother/sister". Combination of Nukartâĸ and suffix -a, possessive-genitive marker.
Oaxacaf & mNahuatl (Hispanicized), Spanish (Mexican, Rare) From the name of the city in Mexico, derived from the older Nahuatl name Huaxyacac, which is composed of huaxin, a kind of tropical tree, and -yacac "at the point, on the ridge".
Obabaamwewe-giizhigokwefOjibwe Means "Woman of the Sound (that the stars make) Rushing Through the Sky", deriving from the Ojibwe elements babaam ("place to place"), wewe ("makes a repeated sound"), giizhig ("sky"), and ikwe ("woman)... [more]
Obaif & mAsháninka Possibly a variant spelling of the Ashaninka obae meaning "Andean cock-of-the-rock".
OcelotlmNahuatl Means "jaguar, ocelot" in Nahuatl, the fourteenth day-sign of the tonalpohualli.
OhitekahmSioux Means "brave, fierce, warlike" in Lakota. From the Lakota ohítikA 'to be brave, fierce, bold, daring, furious, foolhardy, violent; terrifying, ferocious, warlike, recklessly bold'.
Okwahom & fMohawk Literally means wolf in Mokawk, also can mean; shows loyalty.
OlinmNahuatl Means "movement, motion" in Nahuatl, sometimes referring to an earthquake. This is the seventeenth day-sign of the tonalpohualli. Compare Olli 2.
Ollacatlm & fNahuatl Possibly means "rubber person", derived from Nahuatl olli "rubber, a rubber ball". Alternately, could mean "person from Ollac".
OllantamQuechua A famous bearer is Ollanta Moisés Humala Tasso (1962-) the 65th President of Peru from 2011 to 2016.
OllimNahuatl Means "rubber, latex, a rubber ball" in Nahuatl. Alternately, a variant of Olin.
OlopatzicatlmNahuatl Meaning uncertain, possibly derived from Nahuatl olotl "shelled corncob; heart of an ear of maize" and patzoa "to squeeze, to crush, to mash (fruit)", combined with the affiliative suffix -catl.
Ontonagonf & mOjibwe 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]
OpechancanoughmAlgonquin Means "he whose soul is white" in Powhatan. A noted bearer was a tribal chief of the Powhatan Confederacy of what is now Virginia in the United States, and its leader from sometime after 1618 until his death in 1646... [more]
OpochmacuexmNahuatl Means "bracelet worn on the left arm" in Nahuatl, from opochtli "the left, left-hand side" and macuextli "bracelet".
OpochtlimNahuatl, Aztec and Toltec Mythology Means "the left, left-hand side" or "left-handed" in Nahuatl, figuratively "south". This was also the name of an Aztec deity associated with water, considered the god of fishing and hunting and a representative of the rain god Tlaloc.
OratammLenape A sagamore, or sachem, of the Hackensack Indians living in northeastern New Jersey during the period of early European colonization in the 17th century.
Oriankof & mAsháninka Etymology uncertain, the first element is likely from the Ashaninka oria meaning "sun".
Orizobam & fNahuatl Possibly from the Nahuatl word meaning "valley of happy waters". Another theory suggests it is a distant derivation of Tarshish, meaning "trading post".... [more]
OrocobixmTaíno (Archaic) Name of the cacique of the Jatibonicu region of Puerto Rico at the time of the arrival of Columbus.
OsceolamHistory, Creek (Anglicized) Anglicized form of Creek Asi Yahola meaning "black drink singer" from asi, the name of a ritual beverage, and yahola "shouter". It was borne by a 19th-century Seminole leader.
OtelliefHopi Otellie Pasiyava Loloma was a Hopi woman & one of the first faculty members at the Native American arts school, the Institute of American Indian Arts in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
OtetianimSeneca This was the name of Red Jacket (known as Otetiani in his youth and Sagoyewatha (Keeper Awake) Sa-go-ye-wa-tha because of his oratorical skills) (c. 1750 - 1830), a Native American Seneca orator and chief of the Wolf clan... [more]
OtlicahuetztocmNahuatl Means "he lies fallen on the road" in Nahuatl, possibly indicating someone who was often drunk.
OtonmNahuatl, Indigenous American, New World Mythology The name of a legendary first leader of the Otomi people of central Mexico, who supposedly gave the tribe his name. This is unlikely, as the demonym derives from Nahuatl otomitl.
OtoncuauhmNahuatl Means "Otomi eagle" in Nahuatl, the Otomi being an ethnic group indigenous to central Mexico. They were also an elite Aztec military order, named after the Otomi people.
OwennokonfIroquois Born 1857 Quebec,Canada. Owen no kon. Also called. Theresa
Owisò:konfMohawk Means "under ice" in Mohawk. Mohawk names are created uniquely for each individual and are not to be repeated while the bearer is living. There is currently a living bearer of this name.
PaarnannguaqfGreenlandic From Greenlandic paarnaq meaning “berry" and -nnguaq, endearing diminutive suffix.
PaarnaqfGreenlandic Directly from paarnaq "berry, fruit", specially crowberry.
PablitafSpanish (Philippines), Indigenous American, American (Hispanic), Mexican (?) Feminine diminutive of Pablo, sometimes used as a diminutive of the related name Paula. Known bearers of this name were Pablita Velarde (1918-2006), a Pueblo (Native American) artist and painter from New Mexico, United States, and Pablita Abeyta (1953-2017), a Navajo (Native American) activist and sculptor who was also from New Mexico.
Pacha LlijufAymara From the Aymara pacha meaning "epoch, time and space, cosmos" and possibly lliju lliju meaning "flash of lightning, vivid light".
Pacha QhanafAymara From the Aymara pacha meaning "epoch, time and space, cosmos" and qhana meaning "clear, evident".
Pacha QurafAymara From the Aymara pacha meaning "epoch, time and space, cosmos" and qura meaning "herb, medicinal plant".
Pacha WarawarafAymara From the Aymara pacha meaning "epoch, time and space, cosmos" and wara wara meaning "star".
PacoatlmNahuatl Possibly means "medicine snake", from Nahuatl patli "medicine, herb; poison" and coatl "snake, serpent; twin".
PahnineemPaiute Of uncertain meaning. This was the original Paiute name of the war leader known to the English-speaking world as Chief Paulina (died 1867).
PainmNahuatl Means "agile runner" in Nahuatl, from paina "to run fast".