Ojibwe
names are used by the Ojibwe people of Canada and the United States.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
AANAKWAD m & f OjibweJust means "cloud." inini (man) or ikwe (woman) can be added to gender the name. Adjectives can also be added, like "meskwa," which means red.
ABEDABUN f OjibwePossibly means "she/he sees in the distance" in Ojibwe, from Ojibwe
waabi "she/he has vision, sees" and
debaabam "see at a distance".
ANANGOKAA f & m OjibweMeaning: Plenty of Stars; There are many stars; Many Stars; There is an abundance of Stars; Star Abundance
GAA-BINAGWIIYAAS m OjibweMeaning, in various translations, "which the flesh peels off," "Sloughing Flesh", "Wrinkle Meat", or "Old Wrinkled Meat".
KIIWEDINAASHIK m & f OjibweI know Kiiwedin, or Giiwedin means North, or North wind, but I do not know the meaning of aashik.
MEEGWUN m OjibweFrom Ojibwe
miigwan "feather". This is borne by Meegwun Fairbrother, a Canadian actor of Ojibwe descent.
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.
ONTONAGON f & m OjibweLocated in the state of Michigan, this Upper Peninsula county, which features the Porcupine Mountains, is named after the Ontonagon River. The name is said to be derived from an Ojibwe language word Nondon-organ, meaning "hunting river"... [
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WAY-ME-TIG-O-ZHE-QUAY f OjibweFound academic translation is "French woman". This Ojibwe woman was married (young) to a French fur trader...