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This is a list of submitted names in which the usage is Indigenous American; and the pattern is ****.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Mazatl m Nahuatl, Mexican (Rare)From Nahuatl
mazatl meaning "deer", the seventh day-sign of the tonalpohualli. This was the name of a cacique or leader of the Nahuas of Papayeca, active during the Spanish conquest of what is now Honduras.
Mecahua f & m NahuatlPossibly means "keeper of mistresses" or "possessor of rope", derived from Nahuatl
mecatl "rope, cord; unit of land; consort, concubine" and the possessive suffix
-hua.
Meegwun m OjibweFrom Ojibwe
miigwan "feather". This is borne by Meegwun Fairbrother, a Canadian actor of Ojibwe descent.
Meoohtse'e f CheyenneMeoohtse'e means "spring grass" in the Cheyenne language. Meoohtse'e, also known as Monâhtseta'e, was a Cheyenne woman who had a child with George Custer.
Mera f TupiDerived from Tupi
mãra meaning "war".
Merĸusâĸ m GreenlandicGreenlandic name meaning "featherlike" or "that which resembles feather" or "new or recently grown fur".
Meskwaopwaganikwe f OjibweAnishinaabek (Ojibwe) name meaning "red pipe woman." Meskwa means red, opwagan means pipe, and ikwe means woman. inini can replace ikwe to make it a male name.
Mexicatl m NahuatlMeans "Mexican, person from Mexico-Tenochtitlan" in Nahuatl.
Miahuaxihuitl f Nahuatl, AztecEtymology uncertain, possibly deriving from the Classic Nahuatl elements
miahuatl "the maize plant in bloom" and
xihuitl "plant" or
xihuitl "year". Name borne by the mother of Monteczuma I.
Migina f Omaha-PoncaMeans "returning moon", from the Omaha
miⁿ "moon, sun",
ginóⁿ "grow, flourish".
Mihua m NahuatlMeans "possessor of arrows" in Nahuatl, from
mitl "arrow, dart" and the possessive suffix
-hua.
Millacatl m NahuatlMeans "field worker, farmer" or "rural inhabitant" in Nahuatl, from
milli "cultivated field, cornfield" and either
tlacatl "person, human" or the suffix
-catl "inhabitant".
Milli m NahuatlMeans "cultivated field, cornfield" in Nahuatl.
Milliaq m GreenlandicGreenlandic name meaning "umbilical cord". Alternatively it could mean "a piece of skin or cloth placed under food, mat, dish", or it could be a 'Greenlandic shaman's language name' meaning "an older brother to a girl".
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-).
Minco m ChoctawMeans "Chief" in Choctaw. Alternative form could be
Micco in Seminole.
Mineĸ f & m GreenlandicGreenlandic name meaning "little bit" (originally a diminutive ending).
Miquiz m & f NahuatlMeans "death" in Nahuatl, derived from
miquiztli "death, mortality", the sixth day-sign of the tonalpohualli.
Mira f AymaraFrom an Aymara word expressing supplication or a request for something.
Misae f & m SiouxMeans "white sun" in the Osage language. From the Osage
mi 'sun' and
ska 'white'.
Misk’i Aruni f AymaraFrom the Aymara
misk'i meaning "honey" and
aruni meaning "talkative".
Miskwaadesi m & f OjibweThis name means "Little Red Turtle". A turtle in Ojibwe is a sign of truth.
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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Miteraĸ f GreenlandicGreenlandic name meaning "chick of a sea duck, Common Eider". Combination of
Miteĸ and
-raq "young animal".
Mitiarjuk f InuitOf uncertain etymology, name borne by a prominent Inuk author, educator and sculptor.
Mito m & f NahuatlMeaning uncertain, possibly derived from Nahuatl
mitotli "dance", or a form of
itoa "to say, to speak".
Miton m NahuatlMeans "little arrow" in Nahuatl, from
mitl "arrow, dart" and the diminutive suffix
-ton.
Mixtli f & m Nahuatl, Mexican (Rare)Means "cloud" in Nahuatl. This was the name of a princess in an Aztec legend, who is said to have died from grief after being falsely told her lover had died in battle.
Mizquixahual f NahuatlMeans "mesquite face paint", from Nahuatl
mizquitl "mesquite tree" and
xahualli "face paint".
Mizyaotl m NahuatlProbably derived from Nahuatl
miztli "mountain lion, wildcat" and
yaotl "enemy, combatant".
Mochimalcecelo m NahuatlDerived from Nahuatl
mo- "your",
chimali "shield", and
cecelia "to cool (something hot)" or "to refresh, rejoice".
Mohe m CherokeeMohe is a Native American (Cherokee) name meaning "elk".
Molpilli m NahuatlMeans "the bound one" in Nahuatl, derived from
ilpia "to tie something, to bind". Often given to boys born during the New Fire ceremony
xiuhmolpilli, "the binding of the years", an event held every 52 years to align the Aztec’s ritual calendar with the annual calendar.
Momoztli f & m NahuatlMeans "altar, platform for sacrificial offerings" in Nahuatl.
Mona m MiwokMeans "he picks jimsonweed seeds" in Miwok.
Monâhtseta'e f CheyenneMonâhtseta'e is recorded to mean "Shoot Woman" (plant shoots) in the Cheyenne language. Monâhtseta'e, aka
Meoohtse'e, was a Cheyenne woman who allegedly had a child with George Custer.
Montowampate m WampanoagAlso known as
Sagamore James was a Pawtucket leader who was the Sachem of Saugus when English began to settle in the area.
Moskim m LenapeMoskim a shapeshifting folk hero form Lenape mythology, who mostly happens to be in the form of a trickster rabbit. His name has an unknown meaning.
Motolinia m NahuatlMeans "poor, a poor person" in Nahuatl, derived from
tolinia "to be poor, afflicted; to suffer". This was what the missionary Toribio de Benavente was known by during his time evangelising in Mexico, due to his shabby robes.
Muata m MiwokMeans "yellow jacket in the nest" in Miwok.
Muktuk m InuitAn Inuit name. This is the name of a main character of the movie "The Journey Home".
Mumiak f InupiatBest known as the Iñupiat name of Alaskan mixed race fashion model and activist Laura Mae Bergt.
Musa m & f AymaraMeans "ability, intelligence" in Aymara.
Muskoka m OjibweMeans "not easily turned back in the day of battle" in Ojibwe. This name is from the name of a municipality in Ontario, Canada.
Muyta f AymaraMeans "turn, curve, turn around" in Aymara.
Myeerah f & m Indigenous AmericanMeans "walk in the water". Name borne by a Wyandot woman who played a prominent diplomatic role between the Wyandot and colonial settlers.
Naajaraq f GreenlandicMeans "gull hatchling" in Greenlandic, deriving from
naaja meaning "gull; seagull" and
raq meaning "cub; hatchling; baby animal".
Nacazitztoc m NahuatlMeans "he lies looking sideways", derived from Nahuatl
nacazitta "to look at someone with fondness, to cast a sidelong glance" and the suffix
-toc "to be lying down".
Nadua f ComancheMeans "someone found" or "keeps warm with us" in Comanche. ... [
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Nahanni f & m Indigenous AmericanFrom
naha, meaning "river of the land of the Naha people" in Na-Dene (Athabaskan) languages, spoken by indigenous cultures in British Columbia, the Northwest Territories, and the Yukon Territory... [
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Nahimana f SiouxDerived from the Dakota Sioux word
nahmana meaning "secret".
Nahuacatl m NahuatlMeans "four reed" in Nahuatl, from
nahui "four" and
acatl "reed, cane".
Nahualquizqui f & m NahuatlProbably means "to emerge from trickery" or "to be born from magic", derived from Nahuatl
nahual "to transform, trick, disguise, conceal; to do magic" combined with
quizqui "to divide, separate from, take out of".
Nahuatl f NahuatlMeans "clear sound" in Nahuatl, also referring to the language.
Nahuitochtli f NahuatlMeans "four rabbit" in Nahuatl, referring to the day of the Aztec calendar that the bearer was born.
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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Najaaraq f GreenlandicMeans "little Naja", derived from the popular Greenlandic name
Naja combined with the diminutive suffix
araq.
Najâja f GreenlandicGreenlandic name with the combination of
Naja and affix
-aaja is a Greenlandic affix used for and by children.
Najánguaĸ f GreenlandicGreenlandic name meaning "a boy's sweet little sister". Combination of
Naja and suffix
-nnguaq "sweet, dear".
Najannguaq f GreenlandicCombination of
Naja, meaning "little sister (to a boy)" and
nnguaq, a suffix meaning "sweet" or "dear."
Nakoma f & m Ojibwe, Popular CultureAllegedly means "I do as I promise" in Chippewa (according to another source, "we will stand together"). It was borne by the wife of 19th-century fur trader Peter Abadie Sarpy (a member of the Iowa tribe of Native Americans)... [
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Nakuset f Mi'kmaqA Mi'kmaq goddess of the Sun, currently a famous bearer is the Mi'kmaq actress, Nakuset "Nikki" Gould.
Ñamandu m TupiMeaning "God" in Tupí, this name is popular in North-Eastern Argentina, Paraguay and Brazil.
Namid m Ojibwe, CheyenneDerived from the Ojibwe and Cheyenne words
niimii meaning "she dances" and
anang meaning "star".
Namiton m & f NahuatlPossibly means "little spouse", from Nahuatl
namictli "wife, husband, spouse" and the diminutive suffix
-ton, in which case it was likely a nickname for a child.
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.
Nandua f Indigenous American, HistoryThe name of a 17th-century Native American woman of the Accawmacke tribe, daughter of Chief Debedeavon, who became an ally to the English colonists.
Naneda f ShawneeThis was the name of Oneta's mother in The Loon Feather, a 1940 novel by Iola Fuller. Oneta was the daughter of Tecumseh in the novel.
Nanyehi f CherokeeMeans "one who goes about" in Cherokee. Notable bearer of this name is Nanyehi, who is known in English as Nancy Ward.