Nova
“new; a bright star” · “a butterfly chaser”
5% boys · 95% girls
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588 names
Latin · Nature Native American · Shared Dakota
“a friend to all”
44% boys · 56% girls
Native American · Modern Nayeli
“one who loves and is loved”
>99% girls
Native American · Timeless Nina
“a little girl” · “a fiery woman”
>99% girls
Native American Winona
“firstborn daughter”
>99% girls
Native American Cheyenne
“unintelligible speaker”
1% boys · 99% girls
Native American Tallulah
“running water; leaping water”
>99% girls
Native American Xochitl
“from the place of many flowers”
>99% girls
Native American · Modern Aiyana
“an eternal bloom; forever beautiful”
>99% girls
Native American Tala
“a stalking wolf”
>99% girls
Native American · Modern Sora
“resembling a chirping songbird”
37% boys · 63% girls
Nahuatl · Modern Citlali
“a starlike child” · “resembling a star”
>99% girls
Native American · Nature Sequoia
“of the giant redwood tree”
16% boys · 84% girls
Native American Arizona
Arizona is used as a given name and a surname. One Native American interpretation is “from the little spring; from the state of Arizona.” Its derivation is not certain.
3% boys · 97% girls
Native American · Modern Hania
“a spirit warrior”
>99% girls
Native American · Modern Naira
“a woman with big eyes”
>99% girls
Native American · Modern Lakota
“a beloved friend”
49% boys · 51% girls
Native American · Modern Cree
“a tribal name”
67% boys · 33% girls
Native American Alaska
“from the great land; from the state of Alaska”
2% boys · 98% girls
Native American · Modern Sakari
“a sweet girl”
48% boys · 52% girls
Native American · Old-fashioned Una
“one who is pure; chaste”
>99% girls
Native American · Shared Seneca
“a tribal name”
41% boys · 59% girls
Native American · Modern Takoda
“friend to everyone” · “one who is a friend to everyone”
95% boys · 5% girls
Native American · Modern Calian
“a warrior of life”
>99% boys
Native American · Modern Jakayla
“one who is crowned with laurel”
>99% girls
Native American · Shared Tennessee
“from the state of Tennessee”
41% boys · 59% girls
Native American Lovella
“having a soft spirit”
>99% girls
Native American · Modern Nizhoni
“a beautiful woman”
>99% girls
Native American · Modern Topanga
“where the mountain meets the sea”
>99% girls
Native American · Modern Chayton
“resembling a falcon”
>99% boys
Native American · Modern Dyani
“having the grace of a deer”
4% boys · 96% girls
Native American · Place names Kansas
Kansas is used as a given name and a surname. One Native American interpretation is “of the south wind people; from the state of Kansas.”
18% boys · 82% girls
Native American · Modern Shilah
“one who is brotherly”
>99% girls
Native American · Place names Texas
“a beloved friend” · “from the state of Texas”
86% boys · 14% girls
Native American · Modern Yuma
“the son of a chief”
72% boys · 28% girls
Native American · Nature Tansy
“an aromatic yellow flower” · “having immortality”
>99% girls
Native American · Modern Makya
“a huntress of eagles” · “an eagle hunter”
4% boys · 96% girls
Native American · Modern Sani
“the old one”
34% boys · 66% girls
Hawaiian · Modern Kohana
“resembling a fragile flower” · “one who is swift”
>99% girls
Native American · Modern Tehya
“one who is pre- CIOUS”
>99% girls
Native American · Modern Dyami
“resembling an eagle”
>99% boys
Native American · Modern Hakan
“one who is noble” · “a fiery man”
>99% boys
Native American · Modern Meli
“one who is bitter”
>99% girls
Native American · Modern Ukiah
“from the deep valley”
>99% boys
Native American · Modern Dasan
“a great ruler”
>99% boys
Native American Utah
“people of the mountains; from the state of Utah”
>99% boys
Native American · Modern Halona
“woman of good fortune”
>99% girls
Native American · Modern Tayen
“born during the new moon”
47% boys · 53% girls
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