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.
Jalsu f AymaraFrom the Aymara
jalsu meaning "east; sunrise" or "spring".
Jalsu Sunaqi f AymaraFrom the Aymara
jalsu meaning "east; sunrise" or "spring" and
sunaqi meaning "zenith; crown".
Jalsu Warawara f AymaraFrom the Aymara
jalsu meaning "east; sunrise" or "spring" and
wara wara meaning "star".
Jariana f Creekthis name is Creek and it mean love and peace
Jawi m & f AymaraMeans "fleece, sheared wool" in Aymara.
Jaya Aruma f AymaraFrom the Aymara
jaya meaning "distant, far away" or "great distance" and
aruma meaning "night".
Jigonhsasee f IroquoisEtymology 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... [
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Jochola m & f MayanMight refer to or reference a sacred flower.
Johiehon f MohawkJohiehon is used for a fictional Mohawk young woman in the fourth series of 'Outlander'. She is played by Sera-Lys McArthur.
Juraci m & f Tupi, BrazilianDerived 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... [
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Jurema f Tupi, BrazilianDerived 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 AymaraEtymology uncertain, either from the Aymara
juri meaning "mud" as a noun and "cloudy" as an adjective, or
jüri meaning "mist".
Juruna m & f TupiMeans "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, BrazilianDerived 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.
Ka'akupe m & f GuaraniMeans "behind the forest" in Guarani, taken from the title of the Virgin
Mary,
la Virgen de Caacupé.
K’acha Illa f AymaraFrom 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.
Kai f & m NavajoMeans "willow" or "hazel" in Navajo.
Kallapi f AymaraFrom the Aymara name for an orange-red variety of wild quinoa.
Kallfü m & f MapucheFrom Mapudungun
kallfü (also
kajfv) meaning "blue" (Smeets also lists "purple").
Kallik f & m Inuit, LiteratureUsed by Erin Hunter in the Seekers series of novels. It means, "Lightning".
Kamik f & m GreenlandicFrom 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.
Kanahstatsi f MohawkName of the clan matron of the clan St. Kateri Tekakwitha belonged to.
Kanan m & f Shipibo-ConiboFrom the Shipibo
kana meaning "blue and yellow macaw" and the genitive suffix
-n.
Kanenstenhawi f Indigenous American, Mohawk, HistoryMeans "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 GreenlandicGreenlandic feminine name from the word
kaneq meaning "rime, hoarfrost".
Kanik f & m GreenlandicDerived from the Greenlandic words
kanuk or
kanik meaning "blood".
Kapei f & m Pemon, Indigenous American, New World MythologyMeaning “
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’.
Karwasisa f QuechuaMeans "yellow flower" in Quechua, from Quechua
karwa, "yellow" and
sisa, "flower".
Kasa f HopiMeans "wearing leather" in Hopi.
Katwa m & f MiwokOne of the many words meaning "coyote" in Miwok; other words meaning "coyote" incudes
aseli,
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Kawennáhere f MohawkNotable bearer is award-winning Mohawk actress, Kawennahere Devery Jacobs.
Kerana f GuaraniEtymology unknown. This is the name of the Guarani goddess of sleep.
Kesin m & f Shipibo-ConiboFrom the Shipibo name for fine, transparent fibres taken from the banana plant.
Khunu Ajayu f AymaraFrom the Aymara
khunu meaning "snowfall" and
ajayu meaning "spirit".
Khunu Illa f AymaraFrom 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.
Kiiwedinaashik m & f OjibweI know Kiiwedin, or Giiwedin means North, or North wind, but I do not know the meaning of aashik.
Killari f QuechuaMeans "moonlight" in Quechua from the word
killa meaning "moon".
Killasisa f QuechuaMeans "moon flower" in Quechua, from
killa "moon" (also means "month") and
sisa "flower".
Killasumaq f QuechuaMeans "beautiful moon" in Quechua, from
killa "moon" (also means "month") and
sumaq "beautiful".
Killay f QuechuaMeans "my moon" in Quechua from the word
killa meaning "moon".
K'inoκ f GreenlandicGreenlandic name meaning 'a mush of snow in the sea', 'ice sludge'.
Kissimi m & f InuitUsed by Erin Hunter in the Seekers series of novels. It means "alone".
K'itura f GreenlandicArchaic spelling of
Qitura (according to the old Kleinschmidt orthography which was used to write Greenlandic until 1973, when orthographic reforms were introduced)... [
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K'ivioĸ m & f GreenlandicGreenlandic name meaning 'down on a birds skin' or 'wooly hair or fleece on an animals skin' or 'fluff or down from plants'.
Knasgowa f CherokeeKnasgowa is Cherokee for heron. Herons, eagles, and other animals are a big part of Cherokee culture.
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.
K'ôrĸa f GreenlandicArchaic spelling of
Qooqqa (according to the old Kleinschmidt orthography used to write Greenlandic until 1973, when orthographic reforms were introduced).
K'uâ f GreenlandicPossibly came from the Greenlandic word
quaq meaning 'frozen meat'.
K'ûik f & m GreenlandicGreenlandic name meaning "the narrow bone in the hind flipper of a seal".
Kukulí f QuechuaMeans "white-winged dove" in Quechua. This was the name of the title character in the Quechua-language Peruvian film 'Kukuli' (1961).
K'unîk f GreenlandicGreenlandic name meaning "ugly, untidy, fat one" (originally a nickname).
K'upaluna f GreenlandicGreenlandic name deriving from
qupaluk, another word for
qupaloraarsuk meaning "snow bunting".
Kurmi Ajayu f AymaraFrom the Aymara
kurmi meaning "rainbow" and
ajayu meaning "spirit".
Kurmi Sami f AymaraFrom the Aymara
kurmi meaning "rainbow" and
sami meaning "colour" or "fortune, good luck".
Kurmi Thaya f AymaraFrom the Aymara
kurmi meaning "rainbow" and
thaya meaning "cold".
Kurmi Uma f AymaraFrom the Aymara
kurmi meaning "rainbow" and
uma meaning "water".
Kusi f & m AymaraMeans "fortune, happiness, joy" in Aymara.
Kusi Aruma f AymaraFrom the Aymara
kusi meaning "fortune, happiness" and
aruma meaning "night".
Kusi Chimpu f AymaraFrom the Aymara
kusi meaning "fortune, happiness" and
chimpu meaning "sign, symbol, mark".
Kusi Chuyma f AymaraFrom 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 AymaraFrom the Aymara
kusi meaning "fortune, happiness" and
kurmi meaning "rainbow".
Kusi Nayra f AymaraFrom the Aymara
kusi meaning "fortune, happiness" and
nayra meaning "eyes".
Kusi-quyllur f Quechua, TheatreMeans "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).
Kusi Wayra f AymaraFrom the Aymara
kusi meaning "fortune, happiness" and
wayra meaning "wind".
Kusi Wiñaya f AymaraFrom the Aymara
kusi meaning "fortune, happiness" and
wiñaya meaning "eternal".
Kuuna f GreenlandicReformed spelling of
Kona, a Greenlandic name meaning "woman, wife" in Old Norse.