Given name

Mandan

“a tribal name”

Mandan is used as a given name. One Native American interpretation is “a tribal name.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

One Native American interpretation is “a tribal name.”

Where it comes from

An origin associated with this spelling is Native American.

Mandan’s family of names

Mandan has a related form in Manden. Mandan has a related form in Mandin. Mandan has a related form in Mandon.

Walk Mandan’s family in the name graph

MandanMandonMandenMandynMandinMandun

The ring: nicknames and forms.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Nicknames & forms 5

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Similar names

If you love Mandan, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Native American

Shuman

“one who charms rattlesnakes”

No U.S. birth series

57% boys · 43% girls

Native American

Taregan

“resembling a crane”

No U.S. birth series

50% boys · 50% girls

Native American

Moki

“resembling a deer”

No U.S. birth series

55% boys · 45% girls

Native American

Massachusetts

Massachusetts is used as a given name. One Native American interpretation is “from the big hill; from the state of Massachusetts.”

No U.S. birth series

50% boys · 50% girls

Native American

Arkansas

Arkansas is used as a given name and a surname. One Native American interpretation is “of the downriver people; from the state of Arkansas.”

No U.S. birth series

55% boys · 45% girls

Native American

Anaba

“a woman returning from battle”

No U.S. birth series

40% boys · 60% girls

Native American

Kanga

“resembling a raven”

No U.S. birth series

45% boys · 55% girls

Native American

Comanche

“a tribal name”

No U.S. birth series

63% boys · 37% girls

Sibling ideas

Names that share Mandan’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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