AAJUm & fGreenlandic From a childish pronunciation of the Greenlandic word angaju "older sibling of the same sex" (see Angaju).
AAJUNNGUAQm & fGreenlandic Greenlandic name meaning "dear older sibling", from a combination of Aaju and the diminutive suffix nnguaq "sweet, dear, little".
ABEQUEfNative American Possibly means "she stays at home" in Ojibwe, from Ojibwe abi "s/he is at home, sits in a certain place" and ishkwii "s/he stays behind" or nazhikewabi/anzhikewabi "s/he lives alone, is home alone, sits alone".
AHAYAmNative American Ahaya (ca. 1710 – 1783) was the first recorded chief of the Alachua band of the Seminole tribe. He was born to the Muskogean-speaking Oconee, who were originally from central Georgia. His people settled along the Chattahoochee River in North Florida when he was a small boy... [more]
AIMAfGreenlandic Possibly from Natsilingmiut aimavik "home", Kivalliq aivuq "s/he goes towards", Greenlandic aivâ "fetches it", or Greenlandic airuq "coming home". It may also be a variant of Aumaĸ.
AJÂJAf & mGreenlandic Greenlandic pet form of Aja, from a combination of Aja and the diminutive suffix -aaja, a Greenlandic affix used for and by children or a Greenlandic variant form of Ajajak.
AJUTfGreenlandic, Inuit Mythology Greenlandic name related to Canadian Arctic ajujuq "runs away". In Greenland mythology Ajut is the name of the woman who flees from her pursuer and becomes the sun
AKAITCHOmNative American, Yellowknive Direct translation is "big foot" or "big feet" referencing a less literal translation of "like a wolf with big paws, he can travel long distances over snow."
ALEĸAfGreenlandic Means "older sister (of a boy)" in Greenlandic.
ALEĸATSIAĸf & mGreenlandic Greenlandic name meaning 'beautiful, precious older sister of a boy,' Also a Combination of Aleĸa and the suffix -tsiaq 'beautiful, precious'.
ALLIQUIPPAfNative American, Iroquois Meaning unknown, perhaps from a Seneca word meaning "hat". A noted bearer was Queen Alliquippa, a leader of the Seneca tribe of American Indians during the early part of the 18th century.
ALLIYMAfQuechua Means "good person" or "good thing" in Quechua.
ALLUAQmGreenlandic Means "hole in the ice for fishing" in Greenlandic.
ALOPEfApache Borne by the first wife of the Apache chief Geronimo (1829-1909), daughter of Noposo, from the Nedni-Chiricahua band of Apache. She and her three children with Geronimo were killed by Mexican raiders.
AMANCAYfQuechua, Native American, Spanish (Latin American) The name Amancay comes from the quechua "amánkay". It is the name given to a yellow lily with red streaks native to South America. By extension, the word also means "yellow".... [more]
AMANK’AYfAymara Derived from Aymara amankaya meaning "lily".
AMMAfNorse Mythology, Old Swedish, Greenlandic Has several possible meanings. May be a short form of names beginning with Arn- or Am-, derived from Old Swedish amma ("wet nurse"), Old Norse amma ("grandmother") or Old Norse ama ("dark one").... [more]
AMONUTEfAlgonquin Of unknown meaning. This was one of Pocahontas's 'secret' names. At the time Pocahontas was born, it was common for Powhatan Native Americans to be given several personal names, to have more than one name at the same time, to have secret names that only a select few knew, and to change their names on important occasions... [more]
ANAHÍfSpanish (Latin American), Tupí Meaning uncertain. In Tupi-Guarani legend this is the name of a princess killed by Spanish conquistadors, who was turned into a flower--usually identified with the flower of the Ceibo tree (Erythrina crista-galli)... [more]
ÁNGÁNGÛJUKmGreenlandic, Greenlandic Mythology Derived from Greenlandic anngak ("her brother's child" and the suffix -nguujuk, meaning "sweet little". This is the name of a character in Greenlandic mythology.
ANGERLARNEQfGreenlandic South Greenlandic name meaning "she who has returned home", originally used as a nickname for someone named after a deceased family member, due to ritual name avoidance (taboos in mentioning names of deceased relatives, even when newborns had been named for them).
ANIAmGreenlandic Greenlandic variant form of Ane or Greenlandic name meaning "her older brother", from a combination of Ane and -a, a Greenlandic possessive-genitive marker.