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I have searched everywhere for the meaning and nationality of my name. My great aunt states that I was named after my great, great, great grandmother, the name is Cherokee and means "running water", although I can not find my name in any of the name definitions. Could you help me?
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The Cherokee dictionary that I looked at translated run aa 'at-li' and water as 'a-ma'. So, not too close to Satira, but that doesn't mean that the original version of your name couldn't mean "running water".
Check out this site to see some of the difficulties of translating Cherokee names into English. While it concentrates on surnames, the problems also relate to translating personal names.
http://members.aol.com/bbbenge/page9.html
You may be able to contact someone who can help you through the official site of the Cherokee Nation. This link will take you to a name page on their site.
http://www.cherokee.org/Culture/KidsFAQPage.asp?ID=11
Check out this site to see some of the difficulties of translating Cherokee names into English. While it concentrates on surnames, the problems also relate to translating personal names.
http://members.aol.com/bbbenge/page9.html
You may be able to contact someone who can help you through the official site of the Cherokee Nation. This link will take you to a name page on their site.
http://www.cherokee.org/Culture/KidsFAQPage.asp?ID=11
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The word Sátira is spanish for satire. Perhaps this word has got to do with your name.
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