American Baby Names

A strong, meaningful name, associated with a famous Cherokee linguistic scholar; also suggests the magnificent California sequoia redwood trees.

A name from the Choctaw tribe of Mississippi and Alabama.

This traditional Cherokee name could easily be borne by a modern baby girl with connections to the tribe.

A masculine name in Choctaw culture.

Upbeat Native American name with a wonderful meaning.

Originally a personal name meaning "quarreler" or "wrangler," Ditiyahihi was adopted as the Cherokee title for a lawyer.

A name given among the Choctaw tribe of Mississippi and Oklahoma.

Owls are very important to the Cherokee people — folklore associates them with warfare.

A compelling Cherokee word name.

In Cherokee culture, elk symbolize strength, agility, and masculinity.

A rhythmic and attractive Cherokee girl name. Immokalee is also the name of a community in Florida.

Traditional Cherokee choice that could work for a daughter born on a rainy day.

Famously borne by Atagulkalu or Attakullakulla, a Cherokee leader known to the English as Little Carpenter. The English translation reflected both his given name and slight physique.

Traditional Cherokee choice for a winter-born daughter.

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

Owls are revered and feared in Cherokee culture, thought of as witches in disguise. Uguku is one of multiple owl names in the Cherokee language. It is onomatopoetic with the owl's calls.

Traditional Cherokee choice that would make a one-of-a-kind baby name today.

Diwali is best known as the Hindu festival of lights, but as a baby name, it has Cherokee origins.

The given name of Hanging Maw, the leading chief of the Overhill Cherokee during the late 18th century.