American Baby Names
- 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.
- Unaduti
Origin:
CherokeeMeaning:
"bushy head"Description:
Perhaps the antidote to Calvin, meaning "bald."
- Kamama
Origin:
CherokeeMeaning:
"butterfly"Description:
Soft and rhythmic addition to the collection of names that mean butterfly.
- 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."
- Usdi
Origin:
CherokeeMeaning:
"baby"Description:
Your baby won't be a baby forever, but if you call her Usdi, she actually can.
- Nazshoni
Origin:
Cherokee, meaning unknownDescription:
Though its meaning has been lost to time, Nazshoni is a beautiful Cherokee option for a daughter.
- 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.