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Gender Feminine & Masculine
Usage New World Mythology
Meaning & History
Orenda roughly translates into "Great Spirit", "divine essence", "Holy Spirit", or simply "God" in Iroquois.The Iroquois believed Orenda to be the "Great Spirit and Creator" (basically, God). Many baby name books claim this name means 'magical', 'magic power', or 'tribal soul on the right path', but these are mistranslations.