Native american names

Caleuche

Caleuche is a Native american Galleon name. Meaning: “transformed people.”

It derives from the Mapuche words “kalewtun” (transform, exchange) and “che” (people). (more…)

Caribe

Caribe is a Native american business name for a beach snack bar.

American region of the Antilles characterized by its sea, paradise islands and tropical climate.

It derives from the term “Charaibi” (wise men) used to refer to the inhabitants of the region in the pre-Columbian era.

Chenoa

Chenoa is a Native american girl name. Meaning “dove” in Sioux language.

Categorized into: animal names

Cheyenne

Cheyenne is a Native american girl name. Meaning “red speakers” in Dakota.

Famous Indian tribe that lived in the Great Plains (USA). This name derives from the Dakota word “shahiyena” that means “red speakers”. This name was given because both tribes had diferents languages.

Chihuahua

Chihuahua is a Native american business name for a Mexican restaurant.

Name of a Mexican state.

It´s a Tarahumara word that means “place next to two waters”. Derived from the terms “Chi” (place) and “hua” (water). The last term is repeated twice because the city is near to two rivers, Chuviscar and Sacramento.

Categorized into: place names.

Chipotle

Chipotle is a Native american business name for a Mexican restaurant.

A kind of smoked chili.

Derived from the Nahuatl terms “chilpoctli” or “xipoctli“.

Citlali

Citlali is a Native american girl name. Meaning “star” in Aztec language.

Comal

Comal is a Native american business name for a Mexican restaurant.

It is a Nahuatl word that describes a thin disk of clay used for cooking corn pancakes, coffee, cocoa, etc.

Coyote

Coyote is a Native american business name for a Mexican restaurant. Meaning “coyote, prairie wolf” in Nahuatl.

A kind of American carnivorous mammal.

Categorized into: animal names.

 

Cuate

Cuate is a Native american business name for a Mexican restaurant. Meaning “twin” in Nahuatl.

Term used in Mexico to refer to friends.