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These names are or were used by the various indigenous peoples who inhabited North and South America.
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Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
UULLATfGreenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Ûtdlat.
UULORIKmGreenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Ûlorik.
UULUFFImGreenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Ûluvfe.
UUMAAQmGreenlandic
Younger form of Ûmâĸ.
UUTTUAQmGreenlandic
Younger form of Utuaĸ.
UYAQUQmNative American, Yupik
Means "neck" in Yupik.
VÆTILDRfAncient Scandinavian, Algonquin, Beothuk
Probably an Old Norse form of an unknown Algonquin or Beothuk name, though the second element coincides with Old Norse hildr "battle". (The Beothuk people, now extinct, were a Native American tribe who originally inhabited Newfoundland, Canada.) This was the name of an Aboriginal woman briefly mentioned in the Viking saga 'Saga of Erik the Red'.
VAGNEmGreenlandic
Greenlandic form of Vagn.
VAGNImGreenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Vagne.
VALÊREmGreenlandic
Greenlandic form of Valeri.
VALTIMAARImGreenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Valtimâre.
VALTIMÂREmGreenlandic
Greenlandic form of Waldemar.
VASSAGIJIKmAlgonquin
The name for "Greasy Mouth" an eccentric and erratic culture hero and might be derived from the Algonquin Wesucechak.
VEERTINAATmGreenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Vêrtinât.
VÊRTINÂTmGreenlandic
Greenlandic form of Ferdinand.
VIGTOREmGreenlandic
Greenlandic form of Victor.
VIILIARMIfGreenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Vîliarme.
VIILIIMMImGreenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Vîlîme.
VÎLAmGreenlandic
Greenlandic form of Villads.
VÎLIARMEmGreenlandic
Greenlandic form of William.
VÎLIGSEmGreenlandic
Greenlandic form of Felix.
VÎLIMEmGreenlandic
Greenlandic form of Wilhelm.
VILÍMÎNAfGreenlandic
Greenlandic form of Wilhelmina.
VILIMMIINAfGreenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Vilímîna.
VÎNEfGreenlandic
Greenlandic form of Winnie.
VINEmNative American (?)
Perhaps from the surname Vine. This was borne by the Native American activist, writer and theologian Vine Deloria, Jr. (1933-2005).
VÍTORSEmGreenlandic
Greenlandic form of Vitus.
VÓHKO'XÉNÉHEmNative American
Means "Roman nose" or "hook nose" in Cheyenne.
WAABAANAKWADmOjibwe
Meaning, "white cloud."
WABANQUOTmNative American, Ojibwe
Means "white cloud", from Ojibwe waabaanakwad 'white cloud'.... [more]
WABUN-ININImOjibwe
Meaning, "man of dawn."
WAH-WAH-TEH-GO-NAY-GA-BOmOjibwe
Meaning, "standing in the northern lights."
WAH-WEE-OO-KAH-TAH-MAH-HOTEmNative American, Cree
Means "strike him on the back" in Cree.
WAHYAm & fCherokee
Means "wolf" in Cherokee.
WALELAfCherokee (Rare)
Means "hummingbird" in Cherokee. From the Cherokee wa le lua 'hummingbird'.... [more]
WAMBLEEmSioux
Means "eagle, golden eagle" in Lakota. From the Lakota waŋblí (wahm-hel'-lee) 'eagle, golden eagle', sometimes used as a generic term for both golden eagles and bald eagles.
WAMLISAPAfSioux
Means "black eagle" in Lakota. From the Lakota waŋblí (wahm-hel'-lee) 'eagle, golden eagle', and sah'-pah "black".
WANAHTONmSioux
Means "one who attacks, charges; charger" in Lakota, from the Lakota waánataŋ. This was borne by Chief Wánataŋ (ca. 1795-1848), also known as Wanata and Wanataan, a leader of the Yanktonai, a tribe of the Dakota.
WANEEKfMohawk
Means "keeper of the peace" in Mohawk.... [more]
WĀPIY-MŌSTŌSISmNative American, Cree
Means "white calf" in Cree.
WAPUNfNative American, Siksika, Algonquin
Means "dawn" in Siksika.
WAQARfQuechua
Means "heron" in Quechua.
WÁ:RIfMohawk
Mohawk form of Mary.
WARISO:SEfMohawk
Mohawk form of Mary-Jo.
WASHTAfSioux
Means "to be good; pretty; handsome; attractive" in Lakota. From the Lakota wašté (wash" tay).
WATHAHI:NEfMohawk
Means "she walks" in Mohawk.
WATSEKAfAlgonquin
Means "pretty girl" in Potawatomi, from the Potawatomi winsakeekyahgo "pretty girl".
WAUBOJEEGmNative American, Ojibwe
Means "white fisher" in Ojibwe.
WAWETSEKAfNative American, Algonquin, Siksika
Means "pretty woman" in Siksika.
WAYLLAfQuechua
Feminine Quechua name meaning "plain, prarie".
WAY-ME-TIG-O-ZHE-QUAYfOjibwe
My Dad's Great-great Grandmother's name. I'm unsure of the exact spelling/pronunciation, but several variants of the name and pronunciation submitted here are on documents I have...
WAYTAMAYUfQuechua
Derived from Quechua wayta "flower" and mayu "river".
WEAYAYAm & fNative American
Means "sunset" in the Dakota language. From the Dakota wiiyaye (wi-i-ya¿-ye) 'sunset'.
WEENJIPAHKIHELEXKWEfNative American
Means "Touching Leaves Woman" in the Unami (now extinct but being revitalized) language of the Lenape people. A notable bearer was Nora Thompson Dean (1907-1984), a traditionalist and one of the last fluent speakers of the southern Unami dialect of the Lenape language.
WEETAMOOfWampanoag
Allegedly means "sweet heart" in the Native American Wampanoag language.... [more]
WENEPOYKINmWampanoag
Name of sachem Wenepoykin, also known as Winnepurkett, Sagamore George, George Rumney Marsh, and George No Nose.
WENUNCHUSfWampanoag
Pocasset Wampanoag Native American Chief.
WENUTUmNative American
Native American Boy's name meaning "Sky clearing of clouds"
WEYAPIERSENWAHmShawnee
Means "blue jacket" in Shawnee.
WICAPIWAKANfSioux
From Lakota wičháȟpi "star" and wakȟáŋ "sacred, holy".
WICHAHPIfSioux
From Lakota wičháȟpi (wee-chahk'-pee) "a star, stars".
WĪHKASKO-KISĒYINmNative American, Cree
Means "sweet grass" in Cree.
WIKVAYAmNative American
Native American boy's name meaning "One who brings"
WILANOmNative American
Native American boy's name meaning "Pouring water on acorn flour"
WINfSioux
Meaning, "woman."
WINNEMUCCAmPaiute
Means "bad face" in Paiute.
WIRASUAPmNative American
Means "bear spirit" in Shoshone.
WI-SAPAmSioux
Means "black sun", from Lakota wee "sun" and sah'-pah "black".
WÍSHEmMohawk
Mohawk form of Michael.
WITASHNAHfSioux
Means "virgin" in the Lakota language. From the Lakota witȟáŋšna úŋ (wee-tahn-shee-nah) 'to be a single woman, unwed woman, virgin'.
WOOTONEKANUSKEfWampanoag
Meaning unknown. This is the name of Pocasset Wampanoag Native American Chief Weetamoo's younger sister.
WOVOKAmPaiute
Means "cutter" in Paiute.
WOYAfCherokee
Means "dove" in Cherokee.
WUAYRAfNative American, Quechua
Means "wind" in quechua.
WUTTUNEEmNative American, Cree
Means "porcupine" in Cree.
WUYImNative American
Native American boy's name meaning "Soaring turkey vulture"
WYANDANCHmAlgonquian
Name of a Montaukett sachem who helped to form an alliance between the English settlers and his tribe.
WYNEMAfAmerican (Rare), Creek (?)
Used by S. Alice Callahan for the heroine of 'Wynema: A Child of the Forest' (1891), the first novel written by a Native American woman. Callahan was one-sixteenth Muscogee (Creek), but it is unknown if this name was commonly used in the Creek tribe or if she invented it for use in her book.
XÉHACHIWINGAfNative American
Means "mountain wolf woman" in Winnebago.
XELHAfYucatec Maya
Means "a spring of water" in Yucatec Maya.
XETANIAfNative American
A wild and beautiful inner strength for oneself and others.
XIUHXOCHITLfNahuatl
Means "turquoise flower" in Nahuatl, from Nahuatl xiuhuitl, "turquoise" and xochitl, "flower".
YACHAYfQuechua
Means "know, take notice" in Quechua.
YAMANDÚmTupí
Possibly means "the precursor of the waters (of the world)" in Tupi-Guaraní.
YANUAfShuar
Means "star" in Shuar.
YAOTLm & fAztec, Nahuatl
Meaning "WARRIOR" or "WAR"
YATZILfMayan
Mayan name meaning "loved one".
YAZHIfNavajo
Means "little" in Navajo.
YEITSOmNavajo, New World Mythology
A fearsome man-eating giant in Navajo myth. He is one of the monstrous anaye.
YMAfQuechua (Anglicized, Rare)
Yma Sumac was the stage name of Peruvian soprano Zoila Augusta Emperatriz Chavarri del Castillo (1922-2008). She based it on her mother's name, which was derived from Ima Shumaq, Quechua for "how beautiful!", although in interviews Sumac claimed it meant "beautiful girl" or "beautiful flower".
YOALLYfNahuatl
Means "night" in Nahautl.
YO-DA-GENTfIroquois, Native American
Allegedly means "she who saves" or "she who carries help" in the Oneida language. This was the honorary Oneida name of Dr. Lillie Rosa Minoka Hill, given to her by the Oneida Tribe of Wisconsin.
YOKIfNative American
Means "rain" in Hopi.
YOLLOTZINm & fNahuatl
Means "beloved heart" in Nahuatl.
YOLOXOCHITLfNahuatl
Derived from Nahuatl yolotl meaning "heart" and xochitl meaning "flower".
YOLTZINfNahuatl, Native American
Means "little heart" in Nahuatl.
YOLUTAf & mNative American
It means "farewell to spring seeds".
YONAGUSKAmCherokee
Means "drowning bear" in Cherokee.
YUKAf & mInuit
Means "bright star" in Inuit.
YURAf & mInuit
Means "beautiful" in Inuit.
YURITZIfNative American, Mayan, Spanish (Mexican, Rare)
Yuritzi is a Mayan name used in Mexico which means "moon's lightening-bearer goddess".
ZELOZELOSf & mNative American
From the Unami chëluchëlus "cricket".
ZELTZINfNative American, Nahuatl
Means "delicate" in Nahuatl.
ZHSHIBÉSmNative American
Means "little duck" in Potawatomi. This was the name of a chief of the St. Joseph and Elkhart Potawatomi.
ZIKANAfSioux
Meaning, "white."
ZITKALA-ŠAfSioux
Means "red bird" from Lakota ziŋtkála "bird" and šá "red". This name was adopted by a Yankton Dakota writer and political activist, birth name Gertrude Simmons (1876-1938).
ZOLINmNahuatl
From the Nahuatl zōlin "quail".