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Native American Names
What are some you know for both genders?I have...Halona
Cheyenne
CherokeeBoys
Sequioa
CherokeeThanks
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Every Native American I've ever known has been named something like John or Jesse or Erin. They would definitely laugh at our outdated idea of "Native American names."
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My favorite one in the BtN database is Zyanya! I think its absolutely gorgeous! And it means "forever, always," which is fantastic in my opinion.
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Cherokee and Cheyenne aren't Native American names, they're the names of Native American people. They're not used as given names by Native Americans.That being said, the only one I really like that I can think of is Tallulah.
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The only one I can think of would be the name of a guy in my class. His name is Sadele [pronounced SAH-delay] which means "sun blood" in Cree (sa-sun, dele-blood)
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WyanetMiginaShoshoniTallulahHononahLakotaWenonnaShawneeAponiChenoahShadaCocopaEteniaLitonyaShastaMalilaMahicaSatinkaMargayCheyenneMitenaTohonaOnawaPaytahTupiTusah
Male:ApiatanHakanChaytonIntiIstasLutahMahicanNakotaMatoMikaNakosMinalMisuNinovanOtuKiowaOttawaSeriTuariWabanTonka
IstuLiwanuHinunHononHonoviHowakiHowiHuracan
CheyenneDasanDohosanDakotaLakotaEtuHakanHaloke
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Native Americans do not use Cheyenne or Cherokee as given names, as far as I know. They denote a group of people. Also, I feel I should point out that saying "Native American Names" is a little like "European Names." It's a huge category spreading across two continents! List: http://www.behindthename.com/nmc/ame.php
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