Code: | moh |
Name: | Mohawk |
URL Form: | 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