This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is feminine; and the usage is Indigenous American; and the place is Canada.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Tayen f OjibweTAYEN is an Ojibwe Native American name, which literally means 'New Moon' and symbolically means 'New Beginning.'
Tcliblento f AlgonquianMeaning unknown. Tcliblento is a character from the Choptank tribe in the novel 'Chesapeake' by James A. Michener.
Tekahionwake f MohawkMeans "Double life". This is the Mohawk name of Canadian writer and performer Pauline Johnson (1861-1913).
Ticasuk f Inupiat, InuitMeaning, "where the four winds gather their treasures from all parts of the world...the greatest which is knowledge."
Ticwtkwa f SalishanOf unknown meaning. Possibly of the Lilooet language, from the Salish language tree.
Towa m & f Indigenous AmericanTowa is a sacred name meaning "Sun" and "Sacred" coming from the Tanoan people. It is both a personal name and tribe name.
Tsi-Zak-Gay f Indigenous American, SnohomishOf uncertain etymology. Name borne by a Snohomish woman known for her skill in basket-weaving, and for introducing basket-weaving to the Snohomish people.
Tyonajanegen f OneidaMeans "two kettles together" in Oneida. Notable bearer of this name is Tyonajanegen, an Oneida woman who fought in the Battle of Oriskany during the American Revolutionary War.
Vætildr f Old Norse, AlgonquianProbably an Old Norse form of an unknown Algonquian or Beothuk name, though the second element coincides with Old Norse
hildr meaning "battle".
Waheenee f Indigenous AmericanBuffalo Bird Woman (ca. 1839-1932) was a traditional Hidatsa woman who lived on the Fort Berthold Reservation in North Dakota. Her Hidatsa name was Waheenee, though she was also called
Maaxiiriwia (variously transcribed as Maxidiwiac)... [
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Watseka f AlgonquinMeans "pretty girl" in Potawatomi, from the Potawatomi
winsakeekyahgo "pretty girl".
Way-me-tig-o-zhe-quay f OjibweFound academic translation is "French woman". This Ojibwe woman was married (young) to a French fur trader...
Winema f Indigenous AmericanMeans "chief" or "woman chief" in Modoc. Name borne by a Modoc woman who served as an interpreter during the Modoc War.
Yo-da-gent f IroquoisAllegedly means "she who saves" or "she who carries help" in the Oneida language. This was the honorary Oneida name of Dr. Lillie Rosa Minoka Hill, given to her by the Oneida Tribe of Wisconsin.
Yuka f & m InuitMeans "bright star" in Inuit.
Zelozelos f & m AlgonquianFrom the Unami word
chëluchëlus meaning "cricket", language spoken by Lenape people.
Zonda f Spanish (Latin American), Indigenous AmericanName of a specific type of fast, dry mountain wind in Argentina. The name comes from a valley in San Juan Province, Argentina. Both the valley and the wind are related to an Indigenous people
Ullum-Zonda similar to the Huarpe people.