Indigenous Taiwanese Submitted Names

These names are used by the indigenous people of Taiwan, also called Formosans or Taiwanese Aborigines.
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Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Alines f Indigenous Taiwanese, Atayal
Best known as the Atayal name of Taiwanese actress Jane Huang.
Ali-zu m Indigenous Taiwanese
Assimilated Siraya deity that is worshipped by former plains people in southern Taiwan.
Asun f Atayal
A type of hemp cloth
Behuy m Atayal
Meaning "wind"
Bu m Atayal
Can mean "to shoot with a bow and arrow" or "mountain peak"
Cisal f Atayal
meaning is "to play, visit, or associate with"
Difang m Indigenous Taiwanese
Meaning unavailable.
Giwas f Indigenous Taiwanese
Taiwanese aboriginal name.
Hayung m Atayal
Meaning "pine tree"
Kolas m & f Amis
Pelin m Indigenous Taiwanese
Taiwanese aboriginal name.
Poqeing m Atayal
meaning "foundation, root, originator"
Qawil m Atayal
A knife used for clearing mountain land
Qiway f Atayal
meaning "shield, window, curtain"
Rabay f Seediq
Truku dialect name.
Rimuy f Atayal
meaning "pure, gentle, darling"
Samingad f Indigenous Taiwanese, Puyuma
Samingad means “unique” in Puyuma.
Sasan m Atayal
Meaning "morning"
Sayux f Atayal
meaning "modest, reserved, polite"
Taruu m Atayal
Taruu Masing is the name of the ancestor of the Tranan Atayal tribe
Ton m Atayal
Meaning "red sugar cane"
Walis m Indigenous Taiwanese
Taiwanese aboriginal name.
Wa-li-ssu m Indigenous Taiwanese
Taiwanese aboriginal name.
Yoaqai f Atayal
meaning "spider"
Yohani m Indigenous Taiwanese
Potential variant of Yohanis.
Yu-kan m Indigenous Taiwanese
Taiwanese aboriginal name.