This is a list of submitted names in which the usage is Indigenous American; and the first letter is J.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Jaciara f Brazilian, TupiDerived from Tupi
îasy "moon" and Old Tupi
ara "lady, lord; day; weather" or
îara "lady, lord".
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.
Juât m GreenlandicArchaic spelling of
Juaat (using the old Kleinschmidt orthography, used to write Greenlandic until 1973).
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.