74%RatingSave Gender Feminine & Masculine Usage English (Rare) Pronounced Pron. /sə.ˈkwɔɪ.ə/ [key·simplify] Meaning & History From the name of huge trees that grow in California. The tree got its name from the 19th-century Cherokee scholar Sequoyah (also known as George Guess), the inventor of the Cherokee writing system. People think this name isRate·Details modern natural wholesome strong strange complex serious Categories car models, English nature names, English nouns, flora, nature, plants, rare English, supervocalic all five vowels, The Matrix characters, trees, word names