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Name Hosteen
Gender Masculine
Usage Navajo
Pronounced Pron. hu-STEEN
Other Forms FormsHastiin
Edit Status Status3. usages AND description are verified

Meaning & History

A term of respect meaning "man, grown man, elder, mister, husband." Transferred use of the Navajo word Hastiin of the same meanings. Found as Áłtsé Hastiin, the first man in the Navajo creation story. Notable namesake Hosteen Klah (1867-1937), Navajo weaver, artist and medicine man.
Added 6/22/2017 by Nifty_Name_Nerd