American Girl Names
- Tandy
Origin:
Native AmericanMeaning:
"flower"Description:
Fresher sounding than Mandy or Brandy, but Thandie might be a more original way to go.
- Immokalee
Origin:
CherokeeMeaning:
"tumbling water"Description:
A rhythmic and attractive Cherokee girl name. Immokalee is also the name of a community in Florida.
- Agasga
Origin:
CherokeeMeaning:
"rain"Description:
Traditional Cherokee choice that could work for a daughter born on a rainy day.
- Gola
Origin:
CherokeeMeaning:
"winter"Description:
Traditional Cherokee choice for a winter-born daughter.
- Tadita
Origin:
Native American, OmahaMeaning:
"to the wind"Description:
Feminissima.
- Unega
Origin:
CherokeeMeaning:
"white"Description:
Cool Cherokee color name.
- Adsila
Origin:
CherokeeMeaning:
"blossom"Description:
Pretty, pan-botanical Cherokee choice.
- Kimana
Origin:
Native American, ShoshoneMeaning:
"butterfly"Description:
Kimana, the name of a resort in the foothills of Mountain Kilimanjaro in Kenya, would make an unexpected path to the nickname Kim.
- Hiawassee
Origin:
CherokeeMeaning:
"large meadow"Description:
Derived from the Cherokee word ayuhwasi, referring to a savanna or meadow.
- Woya
Origin:
CherokeeMeaning:
"dove"Description:
Lovely and peaceful Cherokee option for a baby girl.
- Awinita
Origin:
CherokeeMeaning:
"fawn"Description:
For the doe-eyed daughter.
- Shantal
Origin:
American variation of ChantalDescription:
Yet another phrase of the sha chorus.
- Galilahi
Origin:
CherokeeMeaning:
"attractive"Description:
An attractive Cherokee name — literally — with a bouncy rhythm.
- Florida
Origin:
Place name and Spanish from LatinMeaning:
"flowery"Description:
Lacks the cachet of some newer place-names.
- Tayanita
Origin:
CherokeeMeaning:
"young beaver"Description:
A wearable Cherokee option for a daughter.
- Kamama
Origin:
CherokeeMeaning:
"butterfly"Description:
Soft and rhythmic addition to the collection of names that mean butterfly.
- Nazshoni
Origin:
Cherokee, meaning unknownDescription:
Though its meaning has been lost to time, Nazshoni is a beautiful Cherokee option for a daughter.
- Usdi
Origin:
CherokeeMeaning:
"baby"Description:
Your baby won't be a baby forever, but if you call her Usdi, she actually can.
- Meiomi
Origin:
Native American, Wappo, YukiMeaning:
"coast"Description:
Coastal California was originally home to the Wappo and Yuki tribes, among whom the word meiomi meant "coast". Today, Meiomi is the name of a mid-price wine brand that's inspiring the parents of baby girls.
- Guwisti
Origin:
CherokeeMeaning:
"sifter, sieve"Description:
Sieves were associated with women in traditional Cherokee culture. They symbolized regeneration and were considered to be vessels that "held the meal of life."