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.
Ihuinton f NahuatlPossibly derived from
ihuinti "to get drunk, intoxicate" and the diminutive suffix
-ton.
Íkam m AguarunaMeans "forest, jungle" or "mountain" in Awajún.
Ikila m GreenlandicDerived from the Greenlandic word
iikkuluk meaning "how sweet you are".
Iktómi m Sioux, New World MythologyIn Lakota mythology Iktómi is a spider-trickster spirit and a culture hero for the Lakota people. Alternate names for Iktómi include Ikto, Ictinike, Inktomi, Unktome, and Unktomi depending on region and surrounding dialects... [
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Ila f InuitYupik word for "companion" or "associate."
Ilasiaq m Greenlandic, Inuit MythologyMeans "a companion acquired (through magic)" in Greenlandic. This occurs in a legend from the Upernavik region of northern Greenland.
Ilcahualoc m NahuatlMeans "he is forgotten", from Nahuatl
ilcahua "to forget something".
Ilhuicacihuatl f NahuatlFrom Nahuatl
ilhuicac "celestial, heavenly; in the sky, in heaven" and
cihuatl "woman".
Illa f AymaraMeans "amulet" in Aymara, also referring to any object to attract good luck and an Aymara spirit of the products and goods, the family, cattle and money.
Illari f QuechuaQuechua feminine given name derived from
ilariy meaning "resplendent, radiant, aglow/alight, glittering" or, as a noun, "dawn".
Ilsiaĸ m GreenlandicMeans "child acquired through magic". This is the name of a character in a legend from Greenland's Upernavik region.
Imeraarsuk m GreenlandicSaid to mean "nice little water", derived from Greenlandic
imeq "water" (cf.
Imi) and a diminutive suffix.
Imîna m GreenlandicPossibly combined with Greenlandic
imiit "scoop, bailer, mug or chalice" and
-na (Greenlandic suffix indicating a personal name).
Imínguaĸ f & m GreenlandicGreenlandic name meaning "sweet little water". Combination of
Ime and
-nnguaq "sweet, dear".
Imona f InuitMeaning unknown at this point in time. A known bearer of this name is the Inuit artist Imona Natsiapik (b. 1966).
Ínchi f AguarunaFrom the Awajún name for a variety of sweet potato.
Indaiá f Brazilian, TupiDerived from Tupi
ini'yá "thread fruit", itself derived from Tupi
inĩ "hammock" and Old Tupi
'ybá "fruit", referring to the use of fruit fibers for the production of (sleeping) hammocks.
Ineĸunâĸ f & m GreenlandicGreenlandic name meaning "handsome", "beautiful", "sweet", "attractive" (variant form of
Ineĸo).
Ínisaĸ m GreenlandicEither a variant of
Ínarik or means "one who was given life through the aid of
innersuit (the fire beings; helper spirits)". According to legends a powerful shaman could mention this name in the ear of a deceased person and they would come back to life.
Inkasisa f QuechuaMeans "royal flower" in Quechua from
inka meaning "royal, king", and
sisa meaning "flower".
Inon m & f Shipibo-ConiboFrom the Shipibo
ino meaning "jaguar" and the genitive suffix
-n.
Inti Qhana f AymaraFrom the Aymara
inti meaning "sun" and
qhana meaning "clear, evident".
Inûjuk m GreenlandicGreenlandic name meaning "the one who lives", "the living one", "the youth", "the one who wishes to live". In the legend about Pakaasi and his family an extremely old woman was called Inûjuk.
Iñuksuk m Yupik, Greenlandic, InuitMeans "that which acts in the capacity of a human" in Inuktitut. An inuksuk is a human-made stone landmark, used as a point of navigation and reference in the Arctic circle, where few natural landmarks exist.
Inumineĸ m GreenlandicGreenlandic name meaning 'little bit of man', combination of
Inuk and -mineq. Also meaning 'Greenlandic food'.
Inûteĸ m GreenlandicGreenlandic name meaning "human in one's possession" or "my human being".
Invaneĸ m GreenlandicMeans "the one who has brooded" or "the one who has been brooded on" in Greenlandic.
Iostha f MohawkName of Allyson Pratt's character on Mohawk Girls.
Ipê f TupiDerived from Tupi
ï'pe "shell (of a seed)". This is the Portuguese name for several bignoniaceae trees known for the beauty of their flowers. Moreover, the
ipê was elected as the Brazilian national tree.
Iraci f Tupi, BrazilianDerived from Tupi
eíra "honey; honey bee" and Old Tupi
sy "mother; origin, source".
Isel f & m NahuatlMeans "alone, unique, only", from Nahuatl
icel.
Iseq f GreenlandicGreenlandic feminine name taken from the word
iseq meaning "steam, smoke".
Ishtasapa m SiouxMeans "dark eyed" in Lakota. From the Lakota
ištá 'eye' and
sápa "black'.
Iskon m & f Shipibo-ConiboFrom the Shipibo
isko meaning "paucar bird, yellow-rumped cacique" and the genitive suffix
-n.
Iskotewapoy m CreeMeans 'Fire water' in Cree. Fire Water was slang for Alcohol.
Ispinku f AymaraMeans "clover" or any treble-leafed herb in Aymara.
Ittuat m GreenlandicFrom Greenlandic
ittuat meaning "head, leader", as well as the Greenlandic younger form of
Ítuat.
Itza-chu m ApacheApache name derived from the elements itzd (hawk) and chu (great): hence, "great hawk, eagle."
Itzcotocatl m NahuatlMeans "person from Itzcotlan", possibly derived from Nahuatl
itztli "obsidian" combined with
cotoctli "fragment, piece of something" or
cotona "to cut something, to break something off", along with the affiliative suffix
-catl.
Itzcuin m NahuatlDerived from Nahuatl
itzcuintli "dog", the tenth day-sign of the tonalpohualli.
Itzmiquiztli m NahuatlMeans "death by obsidian knife", from Nahuatl
itzli "obsidian, obsidian knife", and
miquiztli "death; dying, being dead".
Itzpan m NahuatlMeaning uncertain. Possibly derived from Nahuatl
itztli "obsidian" and
panitl "flag". Alternatively, could be a metastasis of
ixpan "in front of, in the presence of".
Itztli m NahuatlMeans "obsidian" and "obsidian knife" in Nahuatl.
Iuhcan m & f NahuatlMeans "similar place, such a place" in Nahuatl.
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).
Ivalo f Greenlandic, DanishOlder form of
Ivalu (according to the 1973 spelling reform of Greenlandic) as well as a Danish variant. It is borne by Princess Josephine Sophia Ivalo Mathilda of Denmark (2011-).
Ivalorssuaĸ f GreenlandicGreenlandic name meaning "big tendon, thread, sinew" with the combination of
Ivalo and -rsuaq meaning "big, great".
Ivaneq m GreenlandicGreenlandic
ivaneq meaning ''the one who has brooded'' or ''the one who has been brooded on''.
Ivik m & f GreenlandicMeans "(blade of) grass" in Greenlandic. This name is more commonly given to boys.... [
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Ivínguaĸ f GreenlandicGreenlandic name meaning "sweet little grass" with the combination of
Ivik and -nnguaq meaning "sweet, dear".
Ixcuauh m NahuatlMeans "shameless, brazen" or "stupid" in Nahuatl, literally "wooden face" from
ixtli "face, eye" and
cuahuitl "tree, wood".
Ixpanton f & m NahuatlProbably derived from Nahuatl
ixpan, meaning "before, in front of; to present or manifest to someone", combined with the diminutive suffix
-ton.
Ixtla m & f NahuatlIt means "a place where Obsidian abounds"
Iyannough m WampanoagMeans "Captain" or "One who intimidates" in Wampanoag. It is the name of the chief sachem of the Mattakeeset tribe who helped the Pilgrims find a lost boy, John Billington.
Izcahuatl m & f NahuatlMeaning uncertain. Possibly "one who leaves here, one who is abandoned here", derived from Nahuatl
iz "here" and
cahua "to leave, to abandon something; to be left, remain, survive".
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".