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11/17/2021, 9:13 AM Felie
5/20/2021, 1:40 PM LMS
2/12/2017, 4:23 PM SeaHorse15
7/20/2015, 10:35 PM LMS

Name Nampeyo
Gender Feminine
Usage Indigenous American
Other Forms FormsNum-pa-yu
Edit Status Status3. usages AND description are verified

Meaning & History

Derived from the Tewa word Num-pa-yu meaning "snake that does not bite". This was borne by the Hopi-Tewa potter Nampeyo of Hano (1859-1942), the daughter of a Tewa woman and a Hopi man.
Added 7/20/2015 by LMS