Indigenous American Names CAF

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Using behindthename as a reference point, so apologies if any meanings are incorrect

DH: Amaru, Balam, Kisecawchuck, Nanuk, Talako, Tecumseh, Ubijara
DW: Awinita, Giiwedinokwe, Gouyen, Kawisenhawe, Nanabah, Sayen, Zyanya

DS: Ashkii, Hiawatha, Lalawethika, Naiche, Ohiyesa, Quidel, Tosahwi
DD: Adsila, Calfuray, Iracema, Kantuta, Millaray, Pocahontas, Winona
DC: Ameyalli, Citlali, Isi, Jaci, Meztli, Shikoba, Tlalli
DD: Atahualpa, Iara, Ixchel, Kaniehtiio, Kimimela, Nizhoni, Tekakwitha
DS: Bidziil, Cuauhtémoc, Mahpiya, Muscowequan, Ojigjwanong, Wapasha, Xochipilli

Meanings and Origins

Adsila - blossom (Cherokee)
Amaru - snake (Aymara)
Ameyalli - spring, fountain (Nahuatl)
Ashkii - boy (Navajo)
Atahualpa - hen of fortune (Quechua)
Awinita - fawn (Cherokee)
Balam - jaguar (Mayan)
Bidziil - he is strong (Navajo)
Calfuray - violet flower (Mapuche)
Citlali - star (Nahuatl)
Cuauhtémoc - descending eagle (Nahuatl)
Giiwedinokwe - woman of the north (Ojibwe)
Gouyen - wise (Apache)
Hiawatha - he who combs (Iriquois)
Iara - lady of the water (Tupi)
Iracema - honey lips (Tupi)
Isi - deer (Choctaw)
Ixchel - rainbow lady (Mayan)
Jaci - moon (Tupi)
Kaniehtiio - beautiful snow (Mohawk)
Kantuta - santua flower (Aymara)
Kawisenhawe - she holds the ice (Mohawk)
Kimimela - butterfly (Lakota)
Kisecawchuck - daystar (Cree)
Lalawethika - he makes noise (Shawnee)
Mahpiya - cloud, sky (Sioux)
Meztli - moon (Nahuatl)
Millaray - golden flower (Mapuche)
Muscowequan - hard quill (Cree)
Naiche - mischief maker (Apache)
Nanabah - she returns (Navajo)
Nanuk - polar bear (Inuktitut)
Nizhoni - beautiful (Navajo)
Ohiyesa - winner (Sioux)
Ojigjwanong - morning star (Algonquin)
Pocahontas - playful one (Powhatan)
Quidel - burning torch (Mapuche)
Sayen - sweet, lovely (Mapuche)
Shikoba - feather (Choctaw)
Talako - eagle (Choctaw)
Tecumseh - panther passing across
Tekakwitha - she who puts things in place (Mohawk)
Tlalli - earth (Nahuatl)
Tosahwi - white knife (Comanche)
Ubirajara - lord of the spear (Tupi)
Wapasha - red leaf (Sioux)
Winona - firstborn daughter (Sioux)
Xochipilli - flower prince (Nahuatl)
Zyanya - forever, always (Zapotec)

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Kisecawchuck Balam + Kawisenhawe Sayen
– Lalawethika Quidel
– [name_f]Millaray[/name_f] Iracema
– Ameyalli [name_m]Shikoba[/name_m]
– Atahualpa [name_f]Nizhoni[/name_f]
– Muscowequan Bidziil

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DH: [name_m]Amaru[/name_m] Ubijara
DW: [name_f]Awinita[/name_f] [name_f]Zyanya[/name_f]

DS: Ashkii Tosahwi
DD: [name_f]Adsila[/name_f] [name_f]Winona[/name_f]
DC: Tlalli [name_f]Citlali[/name_f]
DD: [name_u]Iara[/name_u] Tekakwitha
DS: Xochipilli [name_m]Cuauhtemoc[/name_m]

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dh talako ubijara nanuk
dw zyanya gouyen awinita

ds ashkii ohiyesa quidel
dd iracema calfuray kantuta
dc citlali shikoba ameyali
dd kaniehtiio ixchel atahualpa
ds wapasha ojigjwanong bidziil

talo & zya with ashi, ira, lali, tio, and pasha

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DH: Balam [name_m]Amaru[/name_m]
DW: [name_f]Zyanya[/name_f] Kawisenhawe
-DS: Tosahwi Quidel
-DD: [name_f]Millaray[/name_f] [name_f]Winona[/name_f]
-DC: Ameyalli [name_u]Meztli[/name_u]
-DD: [name_u]Iara[/name_u] Tekakwitha
-DS: Wapasha Xochipilli

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DH: Nanuk [name_m]Talako[/name_m]
DW: [name_f]Zyanya[/name_f] Giiwedinokwe

DS: Ashkii Tosahwi
DD: [name_f]Adsila[/name_f] Iracema
DC: [name_m]Shikoba[/name_m] [name_m]Isi[/name_m]
DD: [name_f]Nizhoni[/name_f] Atahualpa
DS: Bidziil Wapasha

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dh: [name_m]Talako[/name_m] [name_m]Amaru[/name_m]
dw: Sayen [name_f]Zyanya[/name_f]

ds: Quidel [name_m]Hiawatha[/name_m]
dd: [name_f]Winona[/name_f] [name_f]Adsila[/name_f]
dc: [name_m]Isi[/name_m] [name_u]Meztli[/name_u]
dd: [name_f]Kimimela[/name_f] [name_f]Nizhoni[/name_f]
ds: Bidzill Wapasha

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DH: Nanuk [name_m]Amaru[/name_m]
DW: [name_f]Zyanya[/name_f] Gouyen

DS: Tosahwi [name_m]Hiawatha[/name_m]
DD: [name_f]Winona[/name_f] [name_f]Millaray[/name_f]
DC: [name_f]Jaci[/name_f] Ameyalli
DD: [name_u]Iara[/name_u] [name_f]Kimimela[/name_f]
DS: Xochipilli Mahpiya

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DH: [name_m]Amaru[/name_m] Nanuk
DW: [name_f]Zyanya[/name_f] Sayen

DS: [name_m]Hiawatha[/name_m] Quidel
DD: Iracema [name_f]Millaray[/name_f]
DC: [name_u]Meztli[/name_u] [name_f]Citlali[/name_f]
DD: [name_f]Kimimela[/name_f] Atahualpa
DS: Wapasha Xochipilli

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DH: Nanuk Ubijara
DW: [name_f]Zyanya[/name_f] Gouyen

DS: Ashkii Ohiyesa
DD: [name_f]Winona[/name_f] [name_f]Kantuta[/name_f]
DC: [name_u]Meztli[/name_u] [name_m]Shikoba[/name_m]
DD: [name_f]Ixchel[/name_f] [name_f]Nizhoni[/name_f]
DS: Mahpiya Wapasha

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my husband was indigenous just lost him in october RIP [name_m]Johannes[/name_m]

DH Balam Tecumseh
DW Nanabah [name_f]Zyanya[/name_f]

DS Ohiyesa Ashkii
DD [name_f]Millaray[/name_f] [name_f]Winona[/name_f]
DX [name_f]Jaci[/name_f] [name_f]Citlali[/name_f]
DD [name_f]Nizhoni[/name_f] [name_f]Ixchel[/name_f]
DS Xochipilli Mahpiya

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DH: Balam [name_m]Amaru[/name_m]
DW: [name_f]Zyanya[/name_f] Gouyen

DS: Quidel [name_m]Hiawatha[/name_m]
DD: [name_f]Winona[/name_f] Calfuray
DC: [name_m]Shikoba[/name_m] Ameyalli
DD: [name_f]Kimimela[/name_f] [name_u]Iara[/name_u]
DS: Wapasha Xochipilli

Balam+Zya, Qui, [name_f]Winnie[/name_f], [name_u]Kobi[/name_u], [name_u]Kimi[/name_u], and [name_u]Pasha[/name_u]

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amaru talako & sayen nanabah
– ohiyesa quidel
– winona adsila
– isi ameyalli
– iara ixchel
– cuauhtémoc mahpiya

amaru & sayen have ohiyesa, winona, isi, iara and cuauhtémoc

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[name_m]Amaru[/name_m] Ubijara and [name_f]Zyanya[/name_f] Gouyen

[name_m]Hiawatha[/name_m] Quidel
[name_f]Pocahontas[/name_f] [name_f]Adsila[/name_f]
[name_f]Metzli[/name_f] [name_m]Isi[/name_m]
[name_f]Kimimela[/name_f] [name_u]Iara[/name_u]
Xochipilli Cuauhtémoc,

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