Usage: Mohawk

Code:moh
Name:Mohawk
Browse URL:/names/usage/mohawk
Submitted URL:/submit/names/usage/mohawk
Language:yes (Mohawk)
Language Group:no
Nation:no
Region:no
Scope:General Population
Glossary Link:
Includes:Mohawk;
Included With:Indigenous American; Iroquois; Mohawk;
Writing Systems:
Description:These names are used by the Mohawk (Kanienkehaka) people of New York, Ontario and Quebec. Mohawk children are traditionally given a name that is unique to their community, and it is not reused while the bearer is alive. It is considered inappropriate for outsiders to use these names.

When Interpreted as an Origin

Name:Mohawk
Browse URL:/names/origin/mohawk
Includes:Mohawk;
Included With:Indigenous American; Iroquoian; Mohawk;