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"sleepy ones"
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By Pamela Redmond
Updated Sat Nov 16 2024
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Iowa Origin and Meaning
The name Iowa is a girl's name meaning "sleepy ones".
American place and tribe name, derived via French from the Dakota word
ayúxba
"sleepy ones".
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