Girl · Cherokee
Nanyehi
Say it: nahn-YAY-hee
Meaning
Uncertain; often translated 'one who goes about', but this is not settled.
Uncertainseveral explanations, none settled.
Its wave through time
No birth counts are recorded for this name in the records loaded here: it has been given to fewer than five babies a year, or not at all, since records began.
Through the ages
- Indigenous AmericasFrom the earliest records to today
- The Colonial Americas1500 to 1800
- The Age of Revolutions1750 to 1837
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Nanye'hi
Famous bearers
- Nanyehi (Nancy Ward), Beloved Woman of the Cherokee
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Where this comes from
- Published resources of the nation concerned
Meanings and histories are compiled from the study of names and their languages and checked by a second review.
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