Sioux Submitted Names

AKECHETAmSioux, Popular Culture
Means "soldier" in Lakota. From the Lakota akíčhita "soldier, army, military, troops, police".... [more]

ANGPETUfSioux
From the Lakota aŋpétu "day, daytime".

ANOKImNative American, Sioux
Means "actor" in Sioux.

ANPAYTOOfSioux
Variant of Angpetu.

CANOWICAKTEmNative American, Sioux
Means "good hunter of the forest", from Lakota čhúŋwaŋča "forest", waókA "good hunter", and kté "to kill".

CAPAmSioux
Means "beaver" in Sioux.

CETANWAKUWAmSioux
Means "attacking hawk" in Lakota. From the Lakota čhetáŋ 'hawk' and wakhúwa 'hunter, to hunt or chase'.

CHANKOOWASHTAYmSioux
Means "good path", from Lakota čhaŋkú "road, path, trail" and wašté "to be good".

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]

CHATANmSioux, Native American
Variant of Chaytan.

CHAYTANmSioux
From the Lakota čhetáŋ "falcon, hawk".

CHUMANIfSioux
From Lakota čhumní "dew drops".

EHAWEEfSioux
Means "laughing maiden" in Lakota, from the Lakota iȟáȟa "to laugh".

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)'.

EYOTAfSioux
Means "greatest" in Lakota. From the Lakota iyótaŋ 'most, greatest, best, special, important'.

HOTAHmSioux
Means "grey" or "brown" in Sioux.

HOWAHKANmSioux
Means "in a very strong voice" or "in a sacred voice" in Lakota. From the Lakota hówakȟaŋyaŋ, from hó 'voice' and wakȟáŋ 'sacred, spiritual'.

ISHTASAPAmSioux
Means "dark eyed" in Lakota. From the Lakota ištá 'eye' and sápa "black'.

KANGEEm & fSioux
Means "crow", from Lakota kȟaŋǧí.

MACAWIfSioux
Means "coyote" in Lakota.

MAHPEEmSioux
Variant of Mahpiya.

MAKAfSioux, New World Mythology
Means "earth, ground, soil" in Lakota. In Oglala Lakota (Sioux) mythology, Makȟá (less correctly spelled Maka) was created by Íŋyaŋ ("stone"), then given the spirit Makȟá-akáŋl ("earth goddess").

MAPIYAfSioux
Variant of Mahpiya.

MATOmSioux
Means "bear; fiercely angry" in Lakota. From the Lakota matȟó 'bear; to be fiercely angry, to be a shark at'.

MATOSKAHmSioux
Means "polar bear" in Lakota. From the Lakota matȟóska, from matȟó 'bear' and ska 'white'.

MISAEf & mSioux
Means "white sun" in the Osage language. From the Osage mi 'sun' and ska 'white'.

NAHIMANAfSioux
Means "secret". Likely derived from a mistranslation of the Dakota Sioux word nahmana 'secret', as in a sly or covert way.

OGALEESHAmSioux
Means "wears a red shirt" in Lakota. From ógle 'shirt', iglúzA 'wear clothes', šá 'to be red'.

OHANZEEmSioux
Means "to be overshadowed, overcast, be a shadow on; shaded, cast a shadow on" in Lakota. From the Lakota aháŋzi.

OHITEKAHmSioux
Means "brave, fierce, warlike" in Lakota. From the Lakota ohítikA 'to be brave, fierce, bold, daring, furious, foolhardy, violent; terrifying, ferocious, warlike, recklessly bold'.

OJINJINTKAfSioux
Means "wildrose", from Lakota uŋžíŋžiŋtka 'wild rose fruits, wildrose, rosehip, rosebud'.

OTAKTAYmSioux
Means "kills many" in Lakota. From the Lakota óta (oh'-tay) 'to be many, much, a lot of, plenty' and kté (k'tay) 'to kill, slaughter'.

PAYTAHmSioux
Means "fire" in Lakota. From the Lakota pȟéta (pay'-tah) 'fire'.

SINTEMAZAmSioux
Means "iron tail" in Lakota. From the Lakota siŋté 'tail' and mázasapa (mah'-zah) 'iron'.

SKAfSioux
Meaning, "bird."

SNANAfSioux
Means "to jingle, ring", from Lakota snásna.

ŠÓTAmSioux
Means "smoke" in Lakota. From the Lakota šóta (shoh'-lah).

TACANIPILUTAmSioux
Means "red tomahawk" in Lakota. From the Lakota čhaŋȟpí 'tomahawk' and lúta (lu'-tah) 'scarlet, to be red'.

TAHATANmSioux
Means "hawk, falcon" in Lakota. From čhetáŋ 'hawk, falcon'.

TAHETONmSioux
Variant of Tahatan.

TAMÍLAPÉŠNImSioux
Meaning, "dull knife."

TASHINAfSioux (Modern), American (Modern, Rare)
Lakota Sioux name meaning "her shawl", found in the historic names Tȟašína Lúta Wiŋ (translated as "Red Blanket"), Tȟašína Máni ("Moving Robe Woman", "Walking Blanket Woman" or "She Walks with Her Shawl"; borne by a Hunkpapa Lakota Sioux woman who fought in the Battle of the Little Bighorn) and Tashina Topa Win ("Her Four Robes" or "Four Blankets Woman"; borne by the younger of Sitting Bull's last two wives)... [more]

TASUNKEmSioux
From Lakota Tȟašúŋke meaning "his horse". This is found in Tȟašúŋke Witkó, the original Lakota name of the Oglala leader known to the English-speaking world as Crazy Horse (c.1842-1877).

TATONGAmSioux
Means "large deer" in Lakota. From the Lakota tȟáȟča 'deer' and tȟáŋka (ton'-kah) 'to be large, big, great'.

TEETONKAmSioux
"talks too much; big lodge"

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.

WASHTAfSioux
Means "to be good; pretty; handsome; attractive" in Lakota. From the Lakota wašté (wash" tay).

WICAPIWAKANfSioux
From Lakota wičháȟpi "star" and wakȟáŋ "sacred, holy".

WICHAHPIfSioux
From Lakota wičháȟpi (wee-chahk'-pee) "a star, stars".

WINfSioux
Meaning, "woman."

WI-SAPAmSioux
Means "black sun", from Lakota wee "sun" and sah'-pah "black".

WITASHNAHfSioux
Means "virgin" in the Lakota language. From the Lakota witȟáŋšna úŋ (wee-tahn-shee-nah) 'to be a single woman, unwed woman, virgin'.

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).