ANOmFinnish, Greenlandic Finnish name meaning "asked for", derived from the Finnish verb anoa meaning "to ask" and Greenlandic name of unknown meaning.
APIKUNImSiksika Means "spotted robe" in Blackfeet. This name was given to the American fur trader and historian James Willard Schultz (1859-1947), who lived among the Pikuni tribe of Blackfeet Indians from 1880-82.
APUTSIAĸf & mGreenlandic Greenlandic name meaning "snow crystal" with the combination of Aput and suffix -tsiaq "beautiful", "fair", "fairly good", "precious", "sweet", "fair-sized", "nice", "good", "handsome".
APUTSIANNGUAQf & mGreenlandic Means "dear little snow crystal" in Greenlandic, from a combination of Aputsiaĸ and suffix -nnguaq "sweet", "dear", "little".
AQISSIARSUKfGreenlandic Means "little ptarmigan chick", derived from Greenlandic aqisseq "rock ptarmigan" (cf. Aqisseq) combined with a diminutive suffix.
AQUETZALLIfNahuatl Derived from Nahuatl quetzalli, meaning "quetzal feather", from the Nahuatl root quetza "to stand up". The word quetzalli also denotes something precious. The quetzal held great cultural and religious significance to the Aztecs, and other indigenous peoples of Central America... [more]
AQUINNAHfNative American Means "land under the hill" in Wampanoag. This is also the name of a town on the island of Martha's Vineyard in Massachusetts. American actor Michael J. Fox gave this name to his daughter born in 1995.
ARNANNGUAQfGreenlandic Greenlandic feminine name meaning "sweet little woman" (or perhaps "dear Arnaq"), derived from arnaq "woman" combined with the endearing diminutive suffix nnguaq.
ARNATUKfGreenlandic, Inuit Mythology The name is from the mythological concept of soul or name wandering: arnattartoq: arnattoq/arnappoq meaning "seeks a mother".
ARPÂRTEmGreenlandic Greenlandic name meaning "messenger". From Greenlandic arpappoq meaning "runs" (arpaartoq meaning "runs from house to house to give a message").
ARRÚTAĸmGreenlandic From Greenlandic arrusaq meaning "small pelagic marine gastropod" (Latin name: "clione limicina") which is gelatinous and transparent, and shaped like little angels, having flapping "wings", hence their name in English: "sea angels".... [more]
ATLAHUAmNahuatl In Aztec mythology, Atlahua, Ahtlahua, Atlahoa, Atlavâ or Atlaua was a water god, fishermen and archer. There were said to be at least four ancient Aztec temples at which he was worshiped, the tallest supposedly being over 200 feet tall... [more]
ATSAfGreenlandic From Greenlandic atsa "aunt, father's sister".
ATTAKULLAKULLAmCherokee Means "leaning wood" in Cherokee, from *ada meaning "wood", and *gulkalu, a verb that implies something long, leaning against some other object.
AVIAQfGreenlandic Greenlandic feminine (formerly unisex) name meaning "family member, relative", derived from the stem avik "part (of the family)" which is itself composed of aak "blood" and the suffix vik "real".... [more]
AVIOmGreenlandic Greenlandic name related to aviorpoq "sound", "ring", "twitter", "buzzing" (in the ears), "whistle". The notion that buzzing in the ears (aviutitsineq or avequllattaaneq) as a plea for food from a deceased is known thoughout most of Greenland... [more]
AZTLANmNahuatl Aztlan is the mythical homeland of the Aztec peoples. In their language (Nahuatl), the roots of Aztlan are the two words: aztatl tlan(tli) meaning "heron" and "place of". The homeland was said to have many heron birds and may have been translated to 'place of white-ness' or even 'brightness' (as used by some Chicanos) because of the large population of the white feathered birds living there... [more]
BIIDAABANfNative American, Ojibwe Loosely translated from Anishinaabemowin (the Ojibwe language) it is a name meaning "daybreak," "the approach of dawn," "dawn is coming." ... [more]
BISHNUDmTupi A popular name among Tupi communities in Formosa (Argentina), this name may also be a Guarani mythological god.
BITTIfSwedish (Rare), Greenlandic Variant form of Bitte or from Swedish bitti (short form of bittida) meaning "early" and Greenlandic younger spelling of Bíte.
CAIQUEmTupí (Latinized, Modern, Archaic) Caique seems to be an indigenous word, more specifically the extinct Tupi language, which means "aquatic bird." Other translations seem to refer to "he who glides on the waters".... [more]
CECIfTupí The meaning is debatable. It could mean "my mother" or "mother who cries" in Tupi.
CENTLIm & fNahuatl In the Aztec culture, Centeotl (also known as Centeocihuatl or Cinteotl) is the maize deity. Therefore, comes some derivatives of the name like: Cintli or Centli which means "dried maize still on the cob" or simply "corn"; and Teōtl means "deity"... [more]
CETANWAKUWAmSioux Means "attacking hawk" in Lakota. From the Lakota čhetáŋ 'hawk' and wakhúwa 'hunter, to hunt or chase'.
CHASKAmSioux Could possibly refer to the "first born son" in a Siouan language, perhaps from the Lakota čhiŋkší 'son' or the Dakota cinhintku or ciijca 'son'. ... [more]
CHEPIf & mAlgonquin, New World Mythology Many baby name sites and books list this name as meaning "fairy" in Algonquin but that is incorrect. It more accurately means "ghost", and it was another name for Hobomock, the manito ('spirit') of death-- a destructive, often evil being... [more]
CHICAGOf & mAlgonquin Possibly means "onion" or "garlic" in the Miami-Illinois language. From the Algonquin shigàgowinj 'onion' or wàbi-shigàgowinj 'garlic'. The name of the city of Chicago, the capital of Illinois, was likely given because garlic supposedly grew in abundance in the area.
CIPACTLIm & fNahuatl, Aztec Nahuatl unisex name referring to the first daysign in the tonalpohualli, or Aztec day-count. It is possible that pre-Colombian civilisations may have chosen to name their children after the daysign under which they were born... [more]
CÍVÁNKAfNative American Means "the one who writes blossoms" from Hopi cíhu "blossom, flower" combined with bána "to figure, write, draw" and ka "the one that".
COOSAPONAKEESAfCreek “”Coosaponakeesa means Lovely Fawn in the Creek language. It was the name of the Queen of the Upper and Lower Creeks around the time Georgia was being established as a state. Queen Coosaponakeesa helped preserve peace between her people and the English.
CORBITANTmWampanoag Name of a leader under Massasoit from the Pocasset tribe who may have attempted to influence the people in a revolt against the English settlers.
CUCUNUCHImNative American, Yokut An indigenous alcalde of Mission San José and a member and leader of the Lakisamni tribe of the Yokut people of northern California, popularly known as Estanislao.
DANISfCree From Cree otânisimâw meaning "daughter".
DASANmNative American Dasan, the high god-ancestor of the northern Pomo, came out of the ocean and called the world into being with his words and then created the first people.... [more]
DONAJÍfNative American, Zapotec Means "great soul" in Zapotec. According to legend, Donají was the last princess of the Zapotec and was prophesied at birth that she would sacrifice her life for her people.
ENAPAYmSioux Means "roars bravely in the face of danger" in Lakota. From the Lakota uŋȟnápi, from ȟná 'to groan, snort, growl, grunt, utter like a bear (as an expression of emotional excitement or self encouragement in meeting pain or danger bravely, also anger, sorrow)'.
EREmGreenlandic An abbreviation from eriarnaq meaning "be good", "like", "clean", "beautiful".
ERENDIRAfTarascan Meaning unknown. A noted bearer is Princess Eréndira of the P'urhépecha, the princess of the P'urhépecha or Tarascan people from about 1503-1519.
