This is a list of names in which the origin is
Shawnee.
Shawnee is the
language spoken by the Shawnee people of Oklahoma.
Catahecassa m ShawneeMeans
"black hoof" in Shawnee. This was the name of an 18th-century Shawnee warrior and chief.
Hokolesqua m ShawneeMeans
"cornstalk" in Shawnee. This was the name of an 18th-century Shawnee chief.
Nonhelema f ShawneePossibly means
"not a man" in Shawnee. This was the name of an 18th-century Shawnee chief, the sister of
Hokolesqua.
Tecumseh m ShawneeMeans
"panther passing across" in Shawnee. This name was borne by the Shawnee leader Tecumseh (1768-1813), who resisted American expansion along with his brother the spiritual leader
Tenskwatawa.
Tenskwatawa m ShawneeMeans
"open door" in Shawnee. This name was borne by the Shawnee prophet Tenskwatawa (1775-1836). With his brother
Tecumseh he urged resistance against American expansion.