Cimarron

see-mah-RON
Spanish, English
"wild, untamed"

Cimarron Origin and Meaning

The name Cimarron is a girl's name of American origin meaning "wild, untamed".

Cimarron is a Great Plains city and river name used by Edna Ferber as the title of a popular novel. The Cimarron people of Panama were previously enslaved Africans who had escaped from their Spanish masters and lived together in defiance of colonial rule. In the 1570s, they allied with Francis Drake of England to defeat the Spanish conquest.

Cimarron in Pop Culture

  • "Rose of the Cimarron" Dunn
    lover of the Old West outlaw George Newcomb
  • "Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron" (2002)
    children's animated movie starring Matt Damon