IVALUfGreenlandic North Greenlandic (Thule dialect) name meaning "sinew". It was used by Danish explorer and writer Peter Freuchen for the heroine of his novel 'Ivalu' (1930).
IYANNOUGHmWampanoag Means "Captain" or "One who intimidates" in Wampanoag. It is the name of the chief sachem of the Mattakeeset tribe who helped the Pilgrims find a lost boy, John Billington.
JANAÍNAfPortuguese (Brazilian), Tupi, Afro-American Mythology From Tupi îandá una, referring to a type of black bird. This is also another name of the Yoruba goddess Yemaja, e.g. in the Afro-Brazilian cult of Candomblé, used as a given name in Brazil.
JUSKAHAmNative American Sapling, the younger twin brother of Othagwenda (Flint), culture heroes of the Seneca. They were born to a young woman magically impregnated by the West Wind. Flint was cast out by his grandmother who hated him, but Juskaha went looking for him and found him in a hollow tree, and took him back home where they grew up together... [more]
K'AJORAPALUKmGreenlandic Possibly a combination of qajorlak "golden plover" and -paluk "dear little" or qaajorpoq "is chilly, is thin-skinned" and -paluk "dear little".
KAMIKf & mGreenlandic From Greenlandic kamik "kamik", "soft boot made of reindeer or sealskin". Soles, kamiks (boots), legs and feet were linked to sexuality and reproduction, hunting and magic (success in hunting) in traditional society.
KARWASISAfQuechua Means "yellow flower" in Quechua, from Quechua karwa, "yellow" and sisa, "flower".
K'ASALOĸfGreenlandic Greenlandic name meaning "bark of fir tree, used for the dying of skins"
K'ASAPEmGreenlandic Greenlandic name, cognate of the word qasagaa "feels he is not goot enough, unfit" and -pi, a Greenlandic suffix meaning "genuine", "genuinely".
KATONAHmLenape, History Meaning uncertain, possibly derived from a Munsee cognate of Unami kitahtëne meaning "big mountain". This was the name of a 17th-century Native American leader, the sachem (chief) of the Munsee-speaking Ramapo people in present-day western Connecticut... [more]
KAUANNEfGuarani, Portuguese, Hawaiian, Finnish The name Kauanne is the feminine form of Kauan, which means "hawk", in tupi-guarani. There's an hypothesis that says the name "Kauanne" derives from the Finish name "Kauan", meaning "long".... [more]
KEMEmAlgonquin Means "secret" in Algonquin, derived from the Algonquin kiim.
KENOJUAKf & mInuit Known bearer is renowned Inuit artist Kenojuak Ashevak.
KEOKUKmSauk, Native American A chief of the Sauk or Sac tribe in central North America noted for his cooperation with the U.S. government which led to war with Black Hawk, who led part of their band into the Black Hawk War.
KODAm & fNative American, Popular Culture Koda is a translation to mean "friend", "friendly" "companion" or "allies" in the Yankton-Yanktonai and Santee dialects of the Lakota Sioux language. Koda was one of the main characters in the movie Brother Bear.
