This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is masculine; and the usage is Indigenous American.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Macuex m NahuatlMeans "bracelet (of precious stones)" in Nahuatl.
Magserannguaq m & f GreenlandicDerived from Greenlandic
massippoq meaning "rising half up from a horizontal position" and the suffix -
nnguaq "sweet, dear", with the implied meaning "flower which is raised up by the heat of the sun, whilst small pieces of ice are still above it" (according to the Greenlandic author Karl Siegstad).... [
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Mahikan m CreeMeans "wolf" in Cree, from the Cree
mahihkan "wolf; grey wolf; timber wolf".
Maiagizis m OjibweMeans "right/correct sun", deriving from the Ojibwe
giizis ("sun, moon, a month"). This was the Ojibwe name of Ignace Tonené, a chief of the Teme-Augama Anishnabai people.
Makataimeshekiakiak m AlgonquianName means Black Hawk. This was the name of a Sauk leader who lived from 1767 to 1838 in the Midwestern United States.
Makdébki m AlgonquianMeans "black partridge" in the Potawatomi language. This was the name of a chief of the Illinois River.
Makkapitew m AlgonquinMeans "he has large teeth" in Algonquin, from Algonquin
mamàngàbide "to have large teeth".
Makoyepuk m SiksikaMeans "wolf child" in the Kainai (Blood) dialect of Blackfoot, from Blackfoot
mahkúyiwa "wolf" and
poka "child".
Makya f & m HopiMeans "hunting eagle" in Hopi.
Mamaz m & f NahuatlDerived from Nahuatl
mamaztli, "soft feather".
Mañke m MapucheFrom Mapudungun
mañke, referring to the condor vulture.
Mano m GreenlandicMeans "under chin" or "frost crystals formed from breath" in Greenlandic.
Masauna m GreenlandicGreenlandic name with the combination of
masaut (masaujjuq) meaning "wet snow" and suffix
-na.
Masi m & f AymaraMeans "friend, companion" in Aymara.
Masik m & f GreenlandicFrom Greenlandic
masik meaning "the curved cross-tree in front of the ring of a kayak" and from Greenlandic
masik meaning "gills (of a fish)", depending per dialect.
Maskwa m CreeThe name comes from the Cree word for ''bear''
maskwa.
Matlalihuitl m NahuatlMeans "blue-green feather", from Nahuatl
matlalin "blue-green" and
ihuitl "feather(s)".
Mato m SiouxMeans "bear; fiercely angry" in Lakota. From the Lakota
matȟó 'bear; to be fiercely angry, to be a shark at'.
Matoskah m SiouxMeans "polar bear", from Lakota word
matȟó meaning "bear" and
ska meaning "white".
Mauhcanemitl m NahuatlDerived from Nahuatl
mauhcanemi "fearful, to live in fear" or "to walk with fear, to be on the run", ultimately from
mauhca "fearfully; in fear, with respect" and
nemi "to dwell, to live (as)" or "to walk, to go about (like)".
Mauhcaxochitl f & m NahuatlDerived from Nahuatl
mauhcatl "coward, someone fearful" and
xochitl "flower".
Mayahuini m NahuatlMeans "overthrower" or "fighter, soldier" in Nahuatl, derived from
mayahui "to throw, to hurl down".
Mayecuel m NahuatlMeans "let’s go" or "come on" in Nahuatl, an expression of encouragement.
Mazatl m Nahuatl, Mexican (Rare)From Nahuatl
mazatl meaning "deer", the seventh day-sign of the tonalpohualli. This was the name of a cacique or leader of the Nahuas of Papayeca, active during the Spanish conquest of what is now Honduras.
Mecahua f & m NahuatlPossibly means "keeper of mistresses" or "possessor of rope", derived from Nahuatl
mecatl "rope, cord; unit of land; consort, concubine" and the possessive suffix
-hua.
Meegwun m OjibweFrom Ojibwe
miigwan "feather". This is borne by Meegwun Fairbrother, a Canadian actor of Ojibwe descent.
Merĸusâĸ m GreenlandicGreenlandic name meaning "featherlike" or "that which resembles feather" or "new or recently grown fur".
Mexicatl m NahuatlMeans "Mexican, person from Mexico-Tenochtitlan" in Nahuatl.
Mihua m NahuatlMeans "possessor of arrows" in Nahuatl, from
mitl "arrow, dart" and the possessive suffix
-hua.
Millacatl m NahuatlMeans "field worker, farmer" or "rural inhabitant" in Nahuatl, from
milli "cultivated field, cornfield" and either
tlacatl "person, human" or the suffix
-catl "inhabitant".
Milli m NahuatlMeans "cultivated field, cornfield" in Nahuatl.
Milliaq m GreenlandicGreenlandic name meaning "umbilical cord". Alternatively it could mean "a piece of skin or cloth placed under food, mat, dish", or it could be a 'Greenlandic shaman's language name' meaning "an older brother to a girl".
Minco m ChoctawMeans "Chief" in Choctaw. Alternative form could be
Micco in Seminole.
Mineĸ f & m GreenlandicGreenlandic name meaning "little bit" (originally a diminutive ending).
Miquiz m & f NahuatlMeans "death" in Nahuatl, derived from
miquiztli "death, mortality", the sixth day-sign of the tonalpohualli.
Misae f & m SiouxMeans "white sun" in the Osage language. From the Osage
mi 'sun' and
ska 'white'.
Miskwaadesi m & f OjibweThis name means "Little Red Turtle". A turtle in Ojibwe is a sign of truth.
Mito m & f NahuatlMeaning uncertain, possibly derived from Nahuatl
mitotli "dance", or a form of
itoa "to say, to speak".
Miton m NahuatlMeans "little arrow" in Nahuatl, from
mitl "arrow, dart" and the diminutive suffix
-ton.
Mixtli f & m Nahuatl, Mexican (Rare)Means "cloud" in Nahuatl. This was the name of a princess in an Aztec legend, who is said to have died from grief after being falsely told her lover had died in battle.
Mizyaotl m NahuatlProbably derived from Nahuatl
miztli "mountain lion, wildcat" and
yaotl "enemy, combatant".
Mochimalcecelo m NahuatlDerived from Nahuatl
mo- "your",
chimali "shield", and
cecelia "to cool (something hot)" or "to refresh, rejoice".
Mohe m CherokeeMohe is a Native American (Cherokee) name meaning "elk".
Molpilli m NahuatlMeans "the bound one" in Nahuatl, derived from
ilpia "to tie something, to bind". Often given to boys born during the New Fire ceremony
xiuhmolpilli, "the binding of the years", an event held every 52 years to align the Aztec’s ritual calendar with the annual calendar.
Momoztli f & m NahuatlMeans "altar, platform for sacrificial offerings" in Nahuatl.
Mona m MiwokMeans "he picks jimsonweed seeds" in Miwok.
Montowampate m WampanoagAlso known as
Sagamore James was a Pawtucket leader who was the Sachem of Saugus when English began to settle in the area.
Moskim m LenapeMoskim a shapeshifting folk hero form Lenape mythology, who mostly happens to be in the form of a trickster rabbit. His name has an unknown meaning.
Motolinia m NahuatlMeans "poor, a poor person" in Nahuatl, derived from
tolinia "to be poor, afflicted; to suffer". This was what the missionary Toribio de Benavente was known by during his time evangelising in Mexico, due to his shabby robes.
Muata m MiwokMeans "yellow jacket in the nest" in Miwok.
Muktuk m InuitAn Inuit name. This is the name of a main character of the movie "The Journey Home".
Musa m & f AymaraMeans "ability, intelligence" in Aymara.
Muskoka m OjibweMeans "not easily turned back in the day of battle" in Ojibwe. This name is from the name of a municipality in Ontario, Canada.
Myeerah f & m Indigenous AmericanMeans "walk in the water". Name borne by a Wyandot woman who played a prominent diplomatic role between the Wyandot and colonial settlers.
Nacazitztoc m NahuatlMeans "he lies looking sideways", derived from Nahuatl
nacazitta "to look at someone with fondness, to cast a sidelong glance" and the suffix
-toc "to be lying down".
Nahanni f & m Indigenous AmericanFrom
naha, meaning "river of the land of the Naha people" in Na-Dene (Athabaskan) languages, spoken by indigenous cultures in British Columbia, the Northwest Territories, and the Yukon Territory... [
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