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in reply to a message by BrilliantBlue
I guess that makes those "sentence" names make some sense. But I really, really never expected American Indians to name their child "Knows His Gun". WTF? That's still horrible. And who wants to come last anyway?
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Erm... they're surnames.
They're quite common, actually. I live in Montana, and on the reservations here (and elsewhere, I imagine), surnames that describe a quality or characteristic of the child are completely standard.
They're quite common, actually. I live in Montana, and on the reservations here (and elsewhere, I imagine), surnames that describe a quality or characteristic of the child are completely standard.
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Surnames? You mean they're used like "Smith" or something? Wow, I've never even heard of that. I'm just glad my surname doesn't include the word "gun".
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Yeah I mean that is really common. I'm from South Dakota and those sound really standard for some tribes.
With the tribe around where I live You might hear something like:
Flying Hawk
Runs With Wolves
Medicine Horn
Horned Eagle
Squirrel Coat
Thunder Horse
Red Lightning
With the tribe around where I live You might hear something like:
Flying Hawk
Runs With Wolves
Medicine Horn
Horned Eagle
Squirrel Coat
Thunder Horse
Red Lightning
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Some of the most famous American Indians have names that are totally bizarre in today's world, but make sense culturally:
White Man Runs Him
Crazy Horse
Goes Ahead
Hairy Moccasin
Amos Bad Heart Bull
Sitting Bull
Touch the Clouds
I've met kids in spelling bees with last names like Yellow Eagle and such.
White Man Runs Him
Crazy Horse
Goes Ahead
Hairy Moccasin
Amos Bad Heart Bull
Sitting Bull
Touch the Clouds
I've met kids in spelling bees with last names like Yellow Eagle and such.
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oh Touch the Clouds is neat
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I've heard of most of these names, some, like Crazy Horse and Sitting Bull are quite famous but are you saying that basically the surname is chosen by the family? So that "Knows his Gun" is actually the surname but however has been picked by the family? I'm curious.
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I actually didn't know that, so I'm sorry if I came off as ignorant. I've never ever heard names like that outside of books or movies or something. Probably because I've never been to areas with lots of Indian Americans. "Touch the Clouds" is actually quite cute.
This message was edited 11/28/2008, 12:37 PM
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These are actual names:
Yvonne Kills In Water
Theodore Kills Enemy
Rose M. Elk Looks Back
Linda J. Good Buffalo
Leah Leading Fighter
Rhoda Short Bull
Alyssa Sleeping Bear
Sam Wounded Head
Yvonne Kills In Water
Theodore Kills Enemy
Rose M. Elk Looks Back
Linda J. Good Buffalo
Leah Leading Fighter
Rhoda Short Bull
Alyssa Sleeping Bear
Sam Wounded Head
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Oh my God. Yvonne Kills In Water and Theodore Kills Enemy scare me. If I ever met them, I'd be sure to get on their good side. D:
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