Heyoka
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: Sioux
Other Scripts: Heyókȟa
Pronounced: hey-OH-kah
Rating: 90% based on 3 votes
Heyókȟa translates to a 'sacred clown' in the culture of the Sioux (Lakota and Dakota people) of the Great Plains of North America. In Lakota mythology, Heyókȟa is also a spirit of thunder and lightning; & influence of the content of dreams. It can be given as a name to someone who may act in a way that is considered in opposition to those around them or in juxtaposition to cultural or expected norms; some on who is a contrarian or satirical in nature. It can also be given to people believed to bring energetic healing through humor.
Tonweyawin
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: Sioux
Pronounced: DOH-way-ya-wee
Rating: 67% based on 3 votes
Tonweyawin is Lakota in origin & translates to 'scout woman' from Toweya (to scout) + Win (woman).