This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is feminine; and the usage is Indigenous American; and the description contains the keywords night or darkness or evening or black or star or moon.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Anangokaa f & m OjibweMeaning: Plenty of Stars; There are many stars; Many Stars; There is an abundance of Stars; Star Abundance
Aúju f AguarunaMeans "nightjar" in Awajún. In Awajún mythology, this is the name of the wife of the moon also known as
ayaimama.
Axochiatl m & f NahuatlMeans "water flower" in Nahuatl, referring to a plant used medicinally. It may have specifically referred to water lilies, honeysuckle, or the common evening primrose.
Ch'aska f Incan Mythology, QuechuaIn Incan mythology, Ch'aska ("Venus") or Ch'aska Quyllur ("Venus star") was the goddess of dawn and twilight, the planet Venus, flowers, maidens, and sex. She protected virgin girls. This name is of a separate etmology, with the Quechua
ch'aska referring to what they thought was the brightest star but was the planet Venus... [
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Dilyéhé f Navajo (?), AstronomyMeans "planting stars" in Navajo. This is the Navajo name of the star cluster known in English as the Pleiades.
Donoma f Omaha-PoncaMeans "sight of the sun" in Omaha–Ponca, from Omaha
dóⁿbe "to see, look at, perceive" and
miⁿ "sun, moon".
Hakidonmuya f & m HopiMeans "when the moon is rising" in Hopi. Alternatively it possibly means "time of waiting moon; time of waiting".
Huch’uykilla f QuechuaFeminine Quechua name derived from
huchuy meaning "small" and
killa meaning "moon".
Iuna f Tupi"Iuna" is a term derived from the Tupi-Guarani language, meaning "black river", by combining the words' 'y' (water, river) and "un" (black).
Jaciara f Brazilian, TupiDerived from Tupi
îasy "moon" and Old Tupi
ara "lady, lord; day; weather" or
îara "lady, lord".
Jalsu Warawara f AymaraFrom the Aymara
jalsu meaning "east; sunrise" or "spring" and
wara wara meaning "star".
Jaya Aruma f AymaraFrom the Aymara
jaya meaning "distant, far away" or "great distance" and
aruma meaning "night".
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.
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.
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’.
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".
Kusi Aruma f AymaraFrom the Aymara
kusi meaning "fortune, happiness" and
aruma meaning "night".
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).
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.
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-).
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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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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Pacha Warawara f AymaraFrom the Aymara
pacha meaning "epoch, time and space, cosmos" and
wara wara meaning "star".
Paka Wara f AymaraFrom the Aymara
paka meaning "eagle" and
wara wara meaning "star".
Panqara Wara f AymaraFrom the Aymara
panqara meaning "flower" and
wara wara meaning "star".
Pêtâstêkawisk f CreeMeaning "moon coming up flower". This name was given to one baby girl in Alberta in 2023.
Phaxsi Jalsu f AymaraFrom the Aymara
phaxsi meaning "moon" and
jalsu meaning "east; sunrise" or "spring".
Quiselpoo f Indigenous AmericanThe name of an Akokisa woman, recorded in a mission record (the Akokisa being an extinct Native American tribe in what is now Texas). It has been suggested that the name could mean "full moon woman", in part from Atakapa
ki.c "woman".
Quyllurit’i f QuechuaDerived from Quechua
quyllur meaning "star" and
rit'i meaning "snow". This is a famous Peruvian religious festival.
Siqinnaatchiaq f & m InuitIn Iñupiaq (also known as Inupiat), this name means "the return of the sun after the long darkness." In the TV series True Detective: Night Country, this is the cultural name bestowed on co-protagonist Evangeline Navarro by her deceased mother in a vision.
Tahiris f Taíno (Rare)"Queen" The beautiful One who overcomes obstacles and reigns with grace. A luminary soft as the as the moon and as bright as the sun. Signified by the color purple indicating her royalty.
Tayen f OjibweTAYEN is an Ojibwe Native American name, which literally means 'New Moon' and symbolically means 'New Beginning.'
Tlilcoatl m & f NahuatlMeans "black snake" in Nahuatl, derived from
tlilli "black ink, soot, charcoal" and
coatl "snake, serpent". Also a Nahuatl term for the Middle American indigo snake.
Tokala m & f SiouxMeans "kit fox" in Lakota or Dakota. This name was used by American author Franklin Welles Calkins for a female character in his novel
The Wooing of Tokala (1907). It is borne by American actor Tokala Black Elk (1984-).
Wamlisapa f SiouxMeans "black eagle" in Lakota. From the Lakota
waŋblí (wahm-hel'-lee) 'eagle, golden eagle', and
sah'-pah "black".
Wichahpi f SiouxFrom Lakota
wičháȟpi (wee-chahk'-pee) "a star, stars".
Yaci f GuaraniThe name Yaci is of Guaraní origin and means moon.
Yanay f Quechua, SpanishFrom Quechua
yanay meaning "my beloved", from
yana "lover" and
-y, possesive suffix. It can also mean "my blackness" or figuratively "my dark-skinned girl", as
yana means "black" in Quechua too.
Yohualxoch f NahuatlMeans "night flower" in Nahuatl, referring to a kind of flowering plant used medicinally.
Yuka f & m InuitMeans "bright star" in Inuit.