Hiawatha

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Gender Masculine
Usage History, Iroquois (Anglicized)
Pronounced Pron. /ˌhaɪ.ə.ˈwɑθ.ə/(English)

Meaning & History

Meaning uncertain, of Iroquois origin, possibly meaning "he who combs". This was the name of a Mohawk or Onondaga leader who founded the Iroquois Confederacy around the 15th century. He was later the subject of a fictionalized 1855 poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.