Indigenous American Submitted Names

These names are or were used by the various indigenous peoples who inhabit North and South America.
gender
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Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Shakohahiiostha m Mohawk
Notable bearer is child actor Shakohahiiostha Jacobs.
Shakopee m Sioux
Means "little six" in Dakota, from šákpe meaning "six". According to tribal histories, the first chief of this name was the sixth child of a set of sextuplets.
Sharitahrish m Pawnee
Means "wicked chief" in Pawnee.
Shawátis m Mohawk
Mohawk form of John.
Shilah m Navajo
Means "brother" in Navajo.
Shimashiri f Asháninka
Means "flor de mayo, plumeria, frangipani" in Ashaninka.
Shimashirinkabeni f & m Asháninka
Etymology uncertain, however the first part may be from the Ashaninka shimashiri meaning "flor de mayo, plumeria, fragipani".
Shingwaukonse m Ojibwe
Means "little pine", deriving from the Ojibwe word zhingwaak ("pine, white pine, red pine"). Name borne by an Anishinaabe chief (1773-1854) who played a prominent role in the foundation of the Garden River First Nation.
Shiye m Navajo
Means "son" in Navajo.
Shizhe'e m Navajo
Means "father" in Navajo.
Sholeetsa f Salishan
A Duwamish female name of uncertain etymology. ... [more]
Shonto m & f Navajo, Indigenous American
The first name of Shonto Begay.
Shorintsi f Asháninka
From the Ashaninka name for a species of turkey-like bird, species uncertain.
Shweabe m Salishan
A Suquamish male name.... [more]
Siaaneq m Greenlandic
Younger form of Siâneĸ.
Sialea-lea f Navajo
Little bluebird
Sialoorta f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Charlotte.
Sialôrta f Greenlandic
Archaic spelling of Sialoorta.
Sialuk f & m Greenlandic
From Greenlandic sialuk meaning "rain".
Sialúnguaĸ f & m Greenlandic
Combination of Sialuk and suffix -nnguaq meaning "sweet, dear".
Sialunnguaq f & m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Sialúnguaĸ.
Siâneĸ m Greenlandic
Greenlandic name meaning "bilge keel (on a kayak)".
Siaska f Indigenous American
Means "sweet foot" or "delicious paw", referring to a "bear's paw" in the Ho-Chunk (Winnebago) language.
Sica-tuva f Indigenous American, Yavapai
Means "born quickly" in Yavapai. Name borne by a prominent member of the Prescott Yavapai tribe, who was inducted into the Arizona Women's Hall of Fame in 2006.
Sicheii m Navajo
Means "grandfather" in Navajo.
Siginak m Algonquian
Means "blackbird" in Potawatomi. This was the name of a chief of the Milwaukee Potawatomi.
Si-gwa-ah-doh-gwih m Seneca
Means "spear hanging down" in Seneca.
Siilma f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Sîlma.
Siimiuut m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Sîmiût.
Siimonni m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Sîmóne.
Siimorni m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Sîmorne.
Siimu m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Sîmo.
Siimuuni m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Sîmûne.
Siimuut m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Sîmût.
Siipuluut m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Sîpulût.
Siiva m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Sîva.
Sikakwayan m Cree
Means "skunk skin" in Cree.
Sîkarte m Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Sigvard.
Sikatdlúta f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Charlotta.
Síkimiohkitopii m Siksika
Means "one who rides a black horse" in Siksika.
Sik'is m Navajo
Means "friend" in Navajo.
Sikkerneq f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Sivkerneĸ.
Sikkersoq f Greenlandic
Younger form of Sivkersoĸ.
Siku m Aymara
Means "panpipes" in Aymara.
Siku m & f Inuit
Inuit name meaning "ice"
Sikuri m Aymara
Means "dance" in Aymara.
Sileĸâva f & m Greenlandic
Meaning unknown.
Sileqaava f & m Greenlandic
Younger form of Sileĸâva.
Sîlma f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Selma 1.
Siluna f Aymara
Means "swallow (bird)" in Aymara.
Simigaĸ f Greenlandic
Meaning unknown.
Simigaq f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Simigaĸ.
Sîmiût m Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Simeon.
Simmi m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Síme.
Simmiuut m Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Simeon.
Sîmo m Greenlandic
Short form of Sîmóne.
Sîmóne m Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Simon 1.
Sîmorne m Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Simon 1.
Simun m Quechua
Quechua form of Simon 1.
Sîmûne m Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Simon 1.
Sina f Greenlandic
Of unknown origin and meaning.
Siná m & f Shipibo-Conibo
Means "brave" in Shipibo.
Sinchi m Quechua
Means "chief, leader" in Quechua.
Sinchiyachiq m Quechua
Means "strengthening" in Quechua.
Singajik m Greenlandic
Greenlandic name derived from singarnaq meaning 'a yellowish grey wolf-like dog'.
Sinneqaq f Greenlandic
Younger form of Sivneĸaĸ.
Sinniisoq m & f Greenlandic
Younger form of Sivnîssoĸ.
Sinopa f Siksika
Means, "kit fox."
Sintemaza m Sioux
Means "iron tail" in Lakota. From the Lakota siŋté 'tail' and mázasapa (mah'-zah) 'iron'.
Sioraq m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Sujoraq.
Sipala f & m Hopi
Means "peach" in Hopi.
Sipastiaat m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Sipastiât.
Sipastiât m Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Sebastian.
Sipiskomaapi m Siksika
Means "night boy" in Siksika.
Sîpulût m Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Sebulon.
Siqinnaatchiaq f & m Inuit
In Iñupiaq (also known as Inupiat), this name means "the return of the sun after the long darkness." In the TV series True Detective: Night Country, this is the cultural name bestowed on co-protagonist Evangeline Navarro by her deceased mother in a vision.
Sisa f Quechua
From Quechua sisa, meaning "flower".
Sisaña f Aymara
Means "be satiated, satisfied" in Aymara.
Sisar m Quechua
Quechua form of Cesar.
Sísê f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Sissa.
Sissii f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Sísê.
Siuleqatuk f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Sujuleĸatuk.
Sîva m Greenlandic
Diminutive of Sîkarte.
Sivkerneĸ f Greenlandic
Means "flower" in Greenlandic.
Sivkernínguaĸ f Greenlandic
Greenlandic name meaning "dear/sweet little flower", with the combination of Sivkerneĸ and -nnguaq meaning "sweet, dear".
Sivkersoĸ f Greenlandic
Greenlandic name meaning 'bud', 'sprout', 'blossom', 'the blossoming one' or 'the one in bloom' or Greenlandic name meaning 'burst out laughing'. Depends per regional use.
Sivneĸaĸ f Greenlandic
Meaning unknown.
Sivnîssoĸ m & f Greenlandic
Greenlandic name meaning "the one who comes in your stead, i.e. the substitute"
Siwasyan m Quechua
Variant Quechua form of Sebastian.
Siwura f Quechua
Quechua form of Sefora.
Siyaj m Mayan
From Siyaj Kʼakʼ, a prominent warlord mentioned in the glyphs of Mayan civilisation monuments.
Ska f Sioux
Meaning, "bird."
Skaay m Haida
The Haida word for a type of mollusk that is also used as a given name.
Sketco m & f Tahltan, Indigenous American, New World Mythology
Tahltan name for the Raven, a common spirit found throughout Pacific Northwest Coast indigenous cultures.
Smillaaraq f Greenlandic
Invented combination of the Greenlandic name Millaaraq and the Danish words mild meaning "mild" and smile meaning "to smile".
Snana f Sioux
Means "to jingle, ring", from Lakota snásna.
Soi m & f Shipibo-Conibo
Means "handsome, beautiful" in Shipibo.
Sokanon f Wampanoag (?)
Meant "it pours, it rains" in Wampanoag or Massachusetts (an extinct member of the Algonquian language family).
Soorunni m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Sôrúne.
Soorut m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Sôrut.
Soqqaq f & m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Sorĸaĸ.
Soquontamouk m Wampanoag
Name of a son of the "black sachem" Tuspaquin.
Sordlak f & m Greenlandic
Greenlandic name meaning "root (of a plant)" or "Saltmarsh Starwort".
Sordlánguaĸ f & m Greenlandic
Greenlandic name with the combination of Sordlak and suffix -nnguaq "sweet, dear".
Sore f Greenlandic
Variant of Sorîna.
Sori f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Sore.
Soriina f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Sorîna.
Sorîna f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Sørina.
Sorĸaĸ f & m Greenlandic
Means "baleen, whalebone" in Greenlandic.
Sorla f Greenlandic
Variant of "Sorlak".
Sorlak f & m Greenlandic
Younger form of Sordlak.
Sorlannguaq f & m Greenlandic
Younger form of Sordlánguaĸ.
Sôrúne m Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Søren.
Só:se m Mohawk
Mohawk form of Joseph.
Šóta m Sioux
From the Lakota šóta (shoh'-lah) meaning "smoke".
Squanto m Wampanoag
Squanto is a native name especially known for the Native American tribe who helped in the Mayflower.
Steeni m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Stêne.
Stêne m Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Sten.
Stîna f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Stina.
Storme m & f Greenlandic, English
Greenlandic form of Storm, as well as an English variant.
Stormi m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Storme.
Stsimaki f Siksika
Kainai name meaning "reluctant to be woman".
Sucki m Siksika
Means "black" in Siksika.
Suersaq m Greenlandic
Possibly a contracted form of Greenlandic suuersagaq ‎"the healed one" (perhaps connoting "one healed by a shaman").
Suffi f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Suvfe.
Suiaĸ f & m Greenlandic
Meaning unknown.
Suiaq f & m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Suiaĸ.
Suíkaĸ m Greenlandic
Means "compact, solid" or "healthy" or "stone" in Greenlandic.
Suikkaq m Greenlandic
Younger form of Suíkaĸ.
Suíne m Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Sveinn.
Suinni m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Suíne.
Sujoraq m Greenlandic
Means "long-nosed" in Greenlandic.
Sujuleĸatsiaĸ f Greenlandic
Means "the one with good forebears" in Greenlandic.
Sujuleĸatuk f Greenlandic
Greenlandic name alluding to "forefathers".
Sujuleqatsiaq f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Sujuleĸatsiaĸ.
Súkarissaĸ m Greenlandic
Meaning unknown.
Sukkarisaq m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Súkarissaĸ.
Suma f & m Aymara
Means "good, pleasant" in Aymara.
Sumaanaaq f & m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Sumânâĸ.
Sumânâĸ f & m Greenlandic
Meaning unknown.
Sumankaña f Aymara
Means "peace" in Aymara.
Sumaq f Quechua
Means "beautiful" in Quechua.
Sumaqchimpu f Quechua
Means "good sign" in Quechua.
Sumat’ika f Quechua
Derived from Quechua sumaq meaning "beautiful" and t'ika meaning "flower".
Sunaqi f & m Aymara
Means "zenith, crown" in Aymara.
Sunciaray f Obscure, Apache (Hispanicized, ?)
Possibly a variant of Sons-ee-ah-ray using Spanish spelling conventions, with the initial syllable altered due to the influence of Asunción.
Sunconewhew m Wampanoag
A form of Sonkanuchoo and the name of the third son of Massasoit.
Sungula f Greenlandic, Inuit Mythology
Greenlandic name meaning "sun". Sungula is the name for the sun in East Greenlandic legends
Suni f Indigenous American
Possibly means "bright; brillant" in Zuni, spoken in New Mexico and Arizona.
Suni f Aymara
Means "high land, plateau" in Aymara.
Sunqu m Quechua
Means "heart" in Quechua.
Sunquyuq m Quechua
Means "noble heart" in Quechua.
Sútag f Aguaruna
Means "short" in Awajún.
Suulut m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Sûlut.
Suunia f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Sonja.
Suusan f Inuit
Inuktitut form of Susanna.
Suvfe f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Sophie.
Suvfia f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Sophia.
Súwa f Aguaruna
From the Awajún name for the Genipa americana plant.
Suyana f Quechua
Means "hope, to hope" in Quechua.
Suyay f Quechua
Means "hope" in Quechua.
Sypavê f Guarani
Etymology uncertain. This is the name of the first woman in Guarani mythology.
Taa'évȧho'nehe m Cheyenne
Means "night wolf" in Cheyenne.
Taa'évanáhkohe m Cheyenne
Means "Night Bear" in Cheyenne.
Taa'éveameōhtse m Cheyenne
Means "Walks at Night" in Cheyenne.
Taa'éveóhtsé'e f Cheyenne
Means "Nightwalking Woman" in Cheyenne.
Taajuk m Greenlandic
Younger form of Tâjuk.
Taaluaq m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Tâluaĸ.
Taani m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Tâne.
Taania m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Tânia.
Taaniali m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Tâniale.
Taanialik m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Tânialik.
Taannakulooq f Greenlandic
Means "the rather huge one" in Greenlandic.
Taatsi m Greenlandic
Younger form of Taitse.
Taatsiannguaq m Greenlandic
Variant of Taatsiaq with the endearing suffix -nnguaq.
Taatsiaq m Greenlandic
Younger form of Taitsiaĸ.
Tabaré m South American, Guarani (Hispanicized, ?), Tupi (Hispanicized, ?)
Chiefly Uruguayan name, allegedly of Guarani or Tupi origin and meaning "village man" or "one who lives far from town". The Uruguayan poet Juan Zorrilla de San Martín used it for the title hero of his epic poem Tabaré (1888), which depicts the tragic love between Tabaré, an indigenous Charrúa man, and Blanca, the sister of a Spanish conquistador.
Tabemohats m Comanche
My Uncle Johnny named my son this: Tabemohats meaning "Bright Sun"
Tacanipiluta m Sioux
Means "red tomahawk" in Lakota. From the Lakota čhaŋȟpí 'tomahawk' and lúta (lu'-tah) 'scarlet, to be red'.
Tadiyu m Quechua
Quechua form of Thaddeus.
Tafv f Creek
Means "feather" in Creek.
Tagwadihi m Cherokee
Means "Catawba killer" in Cherokee.
Tahatan m Sioux
Means "hawk, falcon" in Lakota. From čhetáŋ 'hawk, falcon'.
Taheton m Sioux
Variant of Tahatan.
Tahiel m & f Mapuche, Spanish (Latin American, Modern, Rare), Popular Culture
Variant of Taiel. The name is found mainly in Argentina. ... [more]
Tahiris f Taíno (Rare)
"Queen" The beautiful One who overcomes obstacles and reigns with grace. A luminary soft as the as the moon and as bright as the sun. Signified by the color purple indicating her royalty.
Tahmoh m Chipewyan
A noted bearer is actor Tahmoh Penikett whose mother is a White River First Nations member. According to Tahmoh, his grandmother chose the name and that it is Upper Tanana, or Nebesna, in origin.
Tahoma m & f Salishan
From Salishan təqʷúbə, meaning "snow-covered mountain". Mount Rainier, also known as Tahoma or Tacoma, is a large active stratovolcano.
Tȧhóvo'eóó'e f Cheyenne
Means "Wrapped in Blanket Woman" in Cheyenne.
Táhtaenotováhe m Cheyenne
Means "killdeer", a type of bird, in Cheyenne.
Taiel m & f Mapuche, Spanish (Latin American)
From Mapuche tayül denoting a song by a shaman.... [more]
Taimah m Algonquian
Diminutive of Tewameha.
Taina f Tupi, Brazilian
Variant of Tainá.
Tainá f Tupi, Brazilian
Derived from Old Tupi tainã "star, morning star".
Tainã-Kan m & f New World Mythology, Tupi, Guarani
Means "great star" in Tupi-Guaraní.... [more]
Taipa m Miwok
Derived from Miwok tapa "to spread wings, to flap", with the implied meaning "valley quail spreading wings as it alights".
Taitse m Greenlandic
Greenlandic short form of Taitsiaĸ.
Taitsi m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Taitse.
Taitsiaĸ m Greenlandic
From Greenlandic taatsiisaq or taatsiigaq meaning "the one whom one has held back to mention (name)", from a Greenlandic endearment term: "the fancied mention", carefully not mentioning the name, but expressing endearment nevertheless, because the child was named after a deceased relative, from Greenlandic atsiaq meaning "the one named after a deceased person" and from a hypocoristic word taa(nna)tsiaq meaning "the dear, sweet one".
Taitsiánguaĸ m Greenlandic
Combination of Taitsiaĸ and the suffix -nnguaq "sweet, dear".
Taitsiaq m Greenlandic
Younger form of Taitsiaĸ.
Tâjuk m Greenlandic
Meaning unknown.
Tajy Poty f Guarani
Means "lapacho flower" in Guarani.
Takhi f Algonquin
Means "cold" in Algonquin.
Takornaja f Greenlandic
Meaning unknown.
Taktuq m & f Inuit
Meaning, "mist, fog."
T’akuta f Aymara
Means "tranquil" in Aymara.
T’akuya f Aymara
Possibly from the Aymara t’akuyaña meaning "soothe, reassure, calm".
Talagatina m Greenlandic
Meaning unknown.
Talasi f Hopi
Means "cornflower" in the Hopi language
Talice f Indigenous American (Modern), English, American (Hispanic)
Talice is a Muscogee (Creek) name meaning Beautiful Water. It is also an English name as well with Irish Gaelic roots. Talice is also an American Hispanic name for a Varient of the name Talicia
Taliriktug m & f Inuit
Meaning, "strong arm."
Tâluaĸ m Greenlandic
Meaning unknown.
Tamílapéšni m Sioux
Meaning, "dull knife."
Tamo f Greenlandic
Meaning unknown.
Tamu f Greenlandic
Younger form of Tamo.
Tamyasisa f Quechua
Means "rain flower" in Quechua, from tamya, "rain" and sisa, "flower".
Tanamara f & m Cherokee
Cherokee meaning "lonely wind".
Tâne m Greenlandic
Short form of Tâniale.
Tâniale m Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Daniel.
Tanitani f Quechua
From the word tani-tani, the name of an Andine flower: the plant species Gentianella primuloides.
Tåniya f Indigenous American
Means "breath of life" in Pomo, spoken in Northern California.
Tannooq f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Tánôĸ.
Tánôĸ f Greenlandic
Meaning unknown.
Tantoo m & f Cree, Popular Culture, Apache
Variation of Tonto, from Spanish tonto (“fool”), from Western Apache kounʼnde (“wild rough people”). ... [more]
Tapa f & m Ojibwe
Means "water antelope" in Ojibwe.
Tapayaxi m & f Nahuatl
Means "toad" in Nahuatl. Alternately, could derive from tapayaxin "chameleon, salamander".
Taqqaq m Greenlandic
Younger form of Tarĸaĸ.
Taqqeq m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Tarĸeĸ.
Taqqik m Greenlandic
Younger form of Tarĸik.
Taqqina f Greenlandic
Younger form of Tarĸina.
Tarecawawaho m Pawnee
Means "long hair" in Pawnee.
Tariina f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Tarîna.
Tariisia f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Tarîsia.
Tarîna f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Trina.
Tarîsia f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Theresia.
Tarĸaĸ m Greenlandic
Means "deck strap (for a kayak)" in Greenlandic.
Tarĸik m Inuit
Means "moon" in Inuit.
Tarĸina f Greenlandic
Meaning unknown.
Tarpaakki f Greenlandic
Younger form of Tarpáuke.
Tarpáuke f Greenlandic
Meaning unknown.
Taruka f Quechua
Means "doe" in Quechua.
Tasiah f Indonesian (Rare), Indigenous American, Arabic
Feminine given name for a royal Princess of a King or Queen.... [more]
Tasiaĸ m Greenlandic
Means "handle (of a kayak paddle)" in Greenlandic.
Tasiaq m Greenlandic
Younger form of Tasiaĸ.
Tasunke m Sioux
From Lakota Tȟašúŋke meaning "his horse". This is found in Tȟašúŋke Witkó, the original Lakota name of the Oglala leader known to the English-speaking world as Crazy Horse (c.1842-1877).
Tatannuaq m Inuit
Means "it is full" or "the belly" in Inuktikut. Name borne by an Inuit interpreter that worked with John Franklin on two of his Arctic expeditions.
Tatapytu m Guarani
Means "spirit of fire" in Guarani.
Tatarendy m Guarani
Means "flame" in Guarani.
Taté-iyòhiwin f Sioux
Means "Every Wind" or "Reaches for the Wind" in Dakota. This was the name adopted by Ellen Simmons, the mother of Dakota musician, activist and writer Zitkála-Šá (legal name Gertrude Simmons Bonnin).
Tatonga m Sioux
Means "large deer" in Lakota. From the Lakota tȟáȟča 'deer' and tȟáŋka (ton'-kah) 'to be large, big, great'.
Tatoson m Wampanoag
Possibly means "he passes by" or "is removed". Name of a Wampanoag chief during King Philip's War.
Tátse f Aguaruna
From the Awajún name for a kind of parrot.
Tautsiaq m Greenlandic
Younger form of Tautsiaĸ.