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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.
Keme m AlgonquinMeans "secret" in Algonquin, derived from the Algonquin
kiim.
Kerana f GuaraniEtymology unknown. This is the name of the Guarani goddess of sleep.
Kesin m & f Shipibo-ConiboFrom the Shipibo name for fine, transparent fibres taken from the banana plant.
Khiswara m AymaraFrom the Aymara name for certain Andean medicinal trees.
Khunu Ajayu f AymaraFrom the Aymara
khunu meaning "snowfall" and
ajayu meaning "spirit".
Khunu Illa f AymaraFrom the Aymara
khunu meaning "snowfall" and
illa meaning "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.
Kii m NavajoFrom Navajo
ashkii "boy". A common childhood nickname for boys, as well as a common dog name.
Kiiwedinaashik m & f OjibweI know Kiiwedin, or Giiwedin means North, or North wind, but I do not know the meaning of aashik.
Kikkik m GreenlandicDirectly from
kikkik “the ugly one”, an endearing term used by parents who mean just the opposite, "the sweet one".
Killari f QuechuaMeans "moonlight" in Quechua from the word
killa meaning "moon".
Killasisa f QuechuaMeans "moon flower" in Quechua, from
killa "moon" (also means "month") and
sisa "flower".
Killasumaq f QuechuaMeans "beautiful moon" in Quechua, from
killa "moon" (also means "month") and
sumaq "beautiful".
Killay f QuechuaMeans "my moon" in Quechua from the word
killa meaning "moon".
K'inoκ f GreenlandicGreenlandic name meaning 'a mush of snow in the sea', 'ice sludge'.
Kinu m Aymara“A man awake, lively, who is aware of everything that happens“... [
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Kissimi m & f InuitUsed by Erin Hunter in the Seekers series of novels. It means "alone".
K'itdlaĸ m GreenlandicGreenlandic name meaning "string (round haft of sealing dart)", "pattern/threads (of woven material)".
K'itura f GreenlandicArchaic spelling of
Qitura (according to the old Kleinschmidt orthography which was used to write Greenlandic until 1973, when orthographic reforms were introduced)... [
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Kiugak m InuitName of Canadian Inuk artist Kiugak Ashoona
K'ivioĸ m & f GreenlandicGreenlandic name meaning 'down on a birds skin' or 'wooly hair or fleece on an animals skin' or 'fluff or down from plants'.
Knasgowa f CherokeeKnasgowa is Cherokee for heron. Herons, eagles, and other animals are a big part of Cherokee culture.
Kona f Greenlandic (Archaic)Derived from Old Norse
kona meaning "woman" or "wife", a loanword from the Norse period (985-1470) which was later used in the pidgin between European whalers and Greenlanders. The name
Kona was common in Southern Greenland and later spread to Western and Northern Greenland.
Kootálá m HopiA Hopi name coming from a word loosely translated to mean, "the light from an ember" or "glow."
K'ôrĸa f GreenlandicArchaic spelling of
Qooqqa (according to the old Kleinschmidt orthography used to write Greenlandic until 1973, when orthographic reforms were introduced).
Kosumi m MiwokDerived from Miwok
kosumu "salmon" and/or
kose "to throw at", with the implied meaning "fishes for salmon with a spear".
Koyah m Haida (Anglicized)Anglicized form of Haida
xhuuyaa "raven". Koyah (fl. 1787–1795) was the chief of Ninstints or Skungwai, the main village of the Kunghit-Haida during the era of the Maritime Fur Trade in Haida Gwaii off the North Coast of British Columbia, Canada.
Ksiksínopa m SiksikaDerived from Siksika
ksikk meaning "white" and possibly
o(n)nopa, a theoretical root word for "quiver" or "arrows".
K'uâ f GreenlandicPossibly came from the Greenlandic word
quaq meaning 'frozen meat'.
K'ûik f & m GreenlandicGreenlandic name meaning "the narrow bone in the hind flipper of a seal".
K'ujage m GreenlandicGreenlandic name meaning "favoured one", "favourite", "prized", "darling".
Kukulí f QuechuaMeans "white-winged dove" in Quechua. This was the name of the title character in the Quechua-language Peruvian film 'Kukuli' (1961).
K'ulitsaĸ m GreenlandicGreenlandic name meaning "a man's skin overcoat of caribou skin with the hairs inward".
Kumaglak m Inuit, Popular CultureThe name of the tribal chief in the 2001 Canadian film 'Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner', the first feature film ever to be written, directed and acted entirely in Inuktitut. Set in the ancient past, the film retells an Inuit legend passed down through centuries of oral tradition.
K'unîk f GreenlandicGreenlandic name meaning "ugly, untidy, fat one" (originally a nickname).
K'unínge m GreenlandicGreenlandic name meaning "ugly, untidy, fat one" (originally a nickname).
Kunuut m GreenlandicGreenlandic form of
Knut. This was the Greenlandic name of Knud Rasmussen (1879-1933), a Danish polar explorer and anthropologist of partial Inuit descent.
K'upaluna f GreenlandicGreenlandic name deriving from
qupaluk, another word for
qupaloraarsuk meaning "snow bunting".
Kurmi Ajayu f AymaraFrom the Aymara
kurmi meaning "rainbow" and
ajayu meaning "spirit".
Kurmi Sami f AymaraFrom the Aymara
kurmi meaning "rainbow" and
sami meaning "colour" or "fortune, good luck".
Kurmi Thaya f AymaraFrom the Aymara
kurmi meaning "rainbow" and
thaya meaning "cold".
Kurmi Uma f AymaraFrom the Aymara
kurmi meaning "rainbow" and
uma meaning "water".
Kusi f & m AymaraMeans "fortune, happiness, joy" in Aymara.
Kusi Aruma f AymaraFrom the Aymara
kusi meaning "fortune, happiness" and
aruma meaning "night".
Kusi Chimpu f AymaraFrom the Aymara
kusi meaning "fortune, happiness" and
chimpu meaning "sign, symbol, mark".
Kusi Chuyma f AymaraFrom the Aymara
kusi meaning "fortune, happiness" and
chuyma meaning "lung" in Aymara, conceptually seen as the 'heart' of a person or seat of sentiment and emotion in Aymara culture.
Kusi Kurmi f AymaraFrom the Aymara
kusi meaning "fortune, happiness" and
kurmi meaning "rainbow".
Kusi Nayra f AymaraFrom the Aymara
kusi meaning "fortune, happiness" and
nayra meaning "eyes".
Kusi-quyllur f Quechua, TheatreMeans "joyful star" in Quechua, from Quechua
kusi "joyful, happy" and
quyllur "star". Kusi Quyllur is the name of the princess in the Quechua-language play 'Ollantay' (the oldest known manuscript of which dates to the 18th century).
Kusi Wayra f AymaraFrom the Aymara
kusi meaning "fortune, happiness" and
wayra meaning "wind".
Kusi Wiñaya f AymaraFrom the Aymara
kusi meaning "fortune, happiness" and
wiñaya meaning "eternal".
Kuuna f GreenlandicReformed spelling of
Kona, a Greenlandic name meaning "woman, wife" in Old Norse.
Kuzco m Popular Culture, QuechuaEmperor Kuzco is the main protagonist of the Disney animated film and television series "The Emperor's New Groove". His name was inspired by the ancient Incan city of Cuzco in modern Peru. The name of the city is derived from the Quechua name for it, Qusqu, with its origin in the Aymara language... [
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Laatsiaq f GreenlandicA Greenlandic form of
Rahab, formed using the Greenlandic suffix -
tsiaq meaning "beautiful, precious, fair-sized".
Layqa m & f AymaraMeans "sorcerer, sorceress" in Aymara.
Lenmana f HopiMeans "flute girl" in Hopi. From the Hopi
lena 'flute' and
mána 'girl, maiden'.
Lewie-za-wau-na-skie m CherokeeA notable (perhaps the only?) bearer is Lewis Downing, who served as Chief of the Cherokee Nation from 1867 to 1872.
Liju Illa f AymaraFrom the Aymara
liju meaning "totally" and
illa meaning "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.
Lilakai f NavajoMeaning uncertain, perhaps derived from Navajo
łį́į́ʼ "horse" and
łigaii "white". It was borne by Lilakai "Lily" Neil (1900-1961), the first woman to be elected to the Navajo Tribal Council (served 1946-1951).
Liluye f MiwokImplies "singing chicken hawk that soars" in the Miwok language.
Lise m MiwokMeans "salmon head rising above water" in Miwok.