This is a list of submitted names in which the usage is Indigenous American; and the meaning contains the keywords snake or serpent.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Acoatl m NahuatlMeans "water snake" in Nahuatl, from
atl "water" and
coatl "snake, serpent".
Azcacoatl m & f NahuatlMeaning uncertain, possibly a combination of Nahuatl
azcatl "ant" and
coatl "snake".
Chimalcoatl m NahuatlMeans "shield snake" or "rattlesnake, pit viper" in Nahuatl, derived from
chimalli "shield" and
cōātl "snake, serpent".
Cihuacoatl m & f NahuatlMeans "woman snake" in Nahuatl, either derived from the goddess
Cihuacōātl, or from its use as a political title.
Coanacochtli m NahuatlMeans "serpent-shaped earring" in Nahuatl, from
cōātl "snake, serpent" and
nacochtli "earring, ear plug, pendant".
Coanan m NahuatlMeans "snake mother" or possibly "snake protector" in Nahuatl, from
cōātl "snake, serpent" and
nantli "mother", which can be used in the sense of "protector".
Coanen f NahuatlMeaning uncertain. Derived from Nahuatl
cōātl "snake, serpent", possibly combined with
nenetl "doll, idol",
nen "in vain, useless, idle", or
nemi "to live".
Coatl m NahuatlMeans "snake, serpent; twin" in Nahuatl, the fifth day-sign of the tonalpohualli.
Coatzon m NahuatlMeans "serpent’s hair" in Nahuatl, from
coatl "snake, serpent" and
tzontli "hair, crest" or "headdress".
Coaxoch f NahuatlMeans "serpent flower" in Nahuatl, from Nahuatl
coatl, "serpent, snake" and
xochitl, "flower".
Cuauhcoatl m & f NahuatlMeans "eagle serpent" or "wooden snake" in Nahuatl, derived from either
cuauhtli "eagle" or
cuahuitl "tree, wood" and
cōātl "snake".
Ecacoatl m & f NahuatlMeans "whirlwind" in Nahuatl, literally "wind serpent".
Nampeyo f Indigenous AmericanDerived from the Tewa word
Num-pa-yu meaning "snake that does not bite". This was borne by the Hopi-Tewa potter Nampeyo of Hano (1859-1942), the daughter of a Tewa woman and a Hopi man.
Pacoatl m NahuatlPossibly means "medicine snake", from Nahuatl
patli "medicine, herb; poison" and
coatl "snake, serpent; twin".
Tezcacoacatl m NahuatlMeans "of the mirrored snake", derived from Nahuatl
tezcatl "mirror" and
coatl "snake, serpent; twin", with the affiliative suffix
-catl.
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.
Tziuhcoatl m NahuatlProbably derived from Nahuatl
tziuhtli "turquoise-browed motmot (bird)" and
cōātl "snake, serpent; twin".