indicate the level to which a name has been verified.
Gender Feminine
Usage Indigenous American, Ho-Chunk
Other Forms FormsHąboguwįga, Habogųįga (reconstructed), Hopokoekau, Haarpokewinga, Wa-ho-po-e-kau
Meaning & History
Means "glory of the morning" or "the coming dawn" in the Ho-Chunk language. From the Ho-Chunk hąp meaning 'day', ho- 'the time at which', gu 'to come arriving', the feminine affix -wį, and the definite article -ga (used for personal names).