American Baby Names

  1. Florida
    • Origin:

      Place name and Spanish from Latin
    • Meaning:

      "flowery"
    • Description:

      Lacks the cachet of some newer place-names.
  2. Tayanita
    • Origin:

      Cherokee
    • Meaning:

      "young beaver"
    • Description:

      A wearable Cherokee option for a daughter.
  3. Unaduti
    • Origin:

      Cherokee
    • Meaning:

      "bushy head"
    • Description:

      Perhaps the antidote to Calvin, meaning "bald."
  4. Kamama
  5. Guwisti
    • Origin:

      Cherokee
    • Meaning:

      "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."
  6. Usdi
    • Origin:

      Cherokee
    • Meaning:

      "baby"
    • Description:

      Your baby won't be a baby forever, but if you call her Usdi, she actually can.
  7. Nazshoni
    • Origin:

      Cherokee, meaning unknown
    • Description:

      Though its meaning has been lost to time, Nazshoni is a beautiful Cherokee option for a daughter.
  8. Meiomi
    • Origin:

      Native American, Wappo, Yuki
    • Meaning:

      "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.