American Baby Names

Often written in English as Cooweescoowee — a place name in Oklahoma.

One-of-a-kind water-related choice.

Pretty, pan-botanical Cherokee choice.

Cool Cherokee color name.

A Cherokee warrior rank that was borne by those who earned it, not given as a baby name.

Traditional Cherokee choice for a winter-born daughter.

A masculine name from the Choctaw tribe of Mississippi and Oklahoma.

Traditional Choctaw male name.

For the doe-eyed daughter.

Related to the name Gawonisgi, also the Cherokee word for "speaker."

Used as a name as well as a compound in many Cherokee words, including the clan name Anitsiskwa, or "Bird Clan."

Masculine name in the Choctaw tradition.

Feline choice that could work well on a boy with Cherokee heritage. Or get meta and use it for your cat.

Strong Cherokee name with a compelling meaning.

Derived from the Cherokee word ayuhwasi, referring to a savanna or meadow.

In Cherokee culture, witches are medicine men who use their power for evil. Tskilekwa derives from the Cherokee word for "witch," tsgili.

An attractive Cherokee name — literally — with a bouncy rhythm.

Lovely and peaceful Cherokee option for a baby girl.

Lacks the cachet of some newer place-names.

A wearable Cherokee option for a daughter.