Gallery XIII · From the earliest records to today
Indigenous Americas
Personal names documented among the Indigenous nations of the Americas.
Naming customs differ greatly between nations, and many names are personal, ceremonial or not meant for outside use. This gallery includes only names documented as personal names of a named nation, credited to that nation, with their source.
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Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.