Salishan Submitted Names

Salishan names are used by the Salish people of the western United States and Canada.

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Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.

KAVUSIYA f Salishan

MATIKA f Salishan (?), Indigenous American
Matika Wilbur is a Native American photographer, of the Swinomish and Tulalip tribes.

OLAHL f Salishan
A Duwamish female name.... [more]

SHOLEETSA f Salishan
A Duwamish female name. ... [more]

SHWEABE m Salishan
A Suquamish male name.... [more]

TAHOMA m & f Salishan, Indigenous American, English (American)
From Salishan təqʷúbə, meaning "snow-covered mountain". Mount Rainier, also known as Tahoma or Tacoma, is a large active stratovolcano.

TICWTKWA f Indigenous American, Salishan
Of unknown meaning. Possibly of the Lilooet language, from the Salish language tree.

XELAS m New World Mythology, Salishan
Name used by the Lummi people of northwest Washington state for the Transformer, a being that appears in the mythologies of many indigenous peoples who inhabited the Pacific Northwest Coast. This legendary figure (or figures) is also known as Xáays in Squamish and Xa:ls in Halkomelem.

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