I’m not expecting, but I’ve been an avid baby name lover since I was young and I have a question for you all! 
Last week, a new student sat in on one of my classes at school and when the teacher introduced him to the class, what she probably said was “[name]Dakota[/name]” but I heard “Hakota”. I instantly looooved the name, so when I got home I looked it up. As far as I know, Hakota isn’t a legit first name. I DID find “Hakoda” with a ‘D’ instead of a ‘T’ as a Hawaiian surname, but I don’t like it as much.
Now, my question is first, what’s your initial impression of the name Hakota.
What do you think of it not being a known first name?
And how would this look on a (future) very Irish child? My last name is very Irish and I am very pale with blondish red hair. When I picture a boy with the name Hakota, I see a Hawaiian or maybe a Native American. Very tan.
Be honest! Thanks!
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Hakota… I’m honestly not a fan, sorry. It seems like a smoosh between [name]Dakota[/name] and “hakuna matata”… I guess he could go by Kota/[name]Cody[/name] like a lot of Dakotas do, but I do agree, I would expect a Native American or maybe someone from Japan to bear the name. I suppose it could work for someone of Irish blood, but I would be a bit surprised. I don’t think that should really stop you from using it… I love the names [name]Eleni[/name] and [name]Giovanna[/name] and I have no Greek or Italian blood in me… I think that’s a bit different, but I don’t see why I couldn’t use [name]Giovanna[/name] and you couldn’t use Hakota, haha.
Good luck!
[name]Hi[/name], I was just randomly googling the name Hakota as i wanted to know what my name meant and i stumbled across this thread. I personally love my name, but it can be a little frustrating to people who hear it for the first time as I have been called every name under the sun more times than I can count. But it’s unique and i get complimented an awful lot by people who think it sounds ace! 
I am a 20 year old male from [name]England[/name] with black hair and green eyes and although my name isn’t very well known it does however exist elsewhere and suits me quite well! There is a character in a Japanese anime called Hakota who wears a paper bag over his head… Not very classy but there you go! A lot of my friends call me “Kota” but as I said before I’m pretty much called just about everything. XD I don’t know if you are interested at all but here’s my Facebook if you have any questions (Facebook)
Thanks for reading! If you reply I probably won’t ever see it, as I said before I saw this thread and made an account purely for the purpose of replying to it so my odds of coming back on ever again are extremely slim. :x
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I personally think this name sounds made-up, sorry.
I wrongly thought this was an [name]Asian[/name] name, and would have pronounced it differently than you do. I prefer names with some sort of history, but this one didn’t stand out to me in a negative way.
My son’s name is Hakota and will be 21 this coming July (2021) but sadly I have yet to meet another person with his name. I feel in love with the name the second my niece said it. For people wondering YES Hakota is a real name and it is a Native American warrior name. I know this to be true because the second my step father and grandfather who are Cherokee Apache found out that I was naming my son Hakota they both informed me of the origin and let me know that it is a warrior’s name.
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Oh my I was actually thinking the same!
Ps: sorry fellow berries I realize now this is an old post
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