Native american names

Cuauhtémoc

Cuauhtémoc is a Native american boy name. Meaning “the eagle landed”.

It comes from the Nahuatl words “cuāuhtli” (eagle) and “tēmoc” (descended, landed).

He was an Aztec king who ruled between the years 1521-1525.

Dainzú

Dainzú is a Native american boy name.

Name of an area located in the Central Valleys of Oaxaca (Mexico). This name comes from the Zapotec word “Dannizhú” (hill of the organs).

Dayami

Itzayana is a Native american girl name. Meaning “Goddess of the river” in Mayan language.

Donaji

Donaji is a Native american girl name. Meaning “big soul”.

Name of a Zapotec princess.

Edahi

Edahi is a Native american boy name.

Aztec God of the wind.

Categorized into: Mythologic names.

Eluney

Eluney is an unisex Native american name. Meaning “gift from heaven” in the Mapuche language, an indigenous ethnic group living in southern Chile and Argentina.

The name Eluney can be used for both boys and girls, although it is more frequently used for boys.

It derives from the union of the Mapuche words “elu” (sky) and “ney” (gift). Thus, Eluney would be a way of expressing gratitude and love for the birth of a son or daughter, considered a divine gift. (more…)

Erandi

Erandi is a Native american girl name. Meaning “Dawn”.

Guajalote

Guajalote is a Native american business name for a Mexican restaurant. Meaning “turkey” in Nahuatl.

From the terms “huey, hueyi” (large, old) and “xolotl” (monster).

Categorized into: animal names.

Hakan

Hakan is a Native american boy name. Meaning “bright” in Quechua language.

Iara

Iara is a Native american girl name.

She was the goddess of water in Brazilian mythology.

Categorized into: Mythologic names.