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Name Nakoma
Gender Feminine & Masculine
Usage Ojibwe, Popular Culture
Other Forms FormsNi-co-ma, Ni-co-mi
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Meaning & History
Allegedly means "I do as I promise" in Chippewa (according to another source, "we will stand together"). It was borne by the wife of 19th-century fur trader Peter Abadie Sarpy (a member of the Iowa tribe of Native Americans). This was used for a male Native American character in the television series 'The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams' (1977) as well as a female friend of the title character in the animated film 'Pocahontas' (1995).