Apache Names

Apache names are used by the Apache peoples of the southwestern United States.

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Baishan M Apache Apache

Baishan is a masculine given name of Apache origin, meaning "knife" in the Apache language. It is notably associated with a 19th-century chief of the Tchihende Apache, a band of the Chiricahua Apache. The name reflects a...

Cochise M Apache Apache

EtymologyCochise is a name strongly associated with the 19th-century Chiricahua Apache chief. Its exact meaning is uncertain, but it is thought to derive from Apache words such as go-chizh meaning "his firewood" or go-ch...

Dasoda-hae M Apache Apache

Dasoda-hae is an Apache name meaning "he just sits there", belonging to a 19th-century chief of the Tchihende (Mimbreño) Apache, widely known by the Spanish nickname Mangas Coloradas ("red sleeves"). Born around 1793, Da...

Dos-teh-seh F Apache Apache

Dos-teh-seh is an Apache name of feminine usage, primarily associated with the Chiricahua Apache tribe. The name's meaning is often interpreted as "something at the campfire already cooked" in the Apache language. It is...

Gian-nah-tah M Apache Apache

Gian-nah-tah is a male name of Apache origin, meaning "always ready" in the Apache language. This name was borne by a notable 19th-century chief of the Mescalero Apache tribe, who was a contemporary of other famous Apach...

Gouyen F Apache Apache

Gouyen is a variant spelling of Góyąń, a Chiricahua Apache name meaning "wise". This name belongs to a renowned 19th-century Apache warrior woman whose heroic deeds are celebrated in Apache oral tradition. Notable Bearer...

Goyaałé M Apache Apache

Goyaałé (also spelled Goyathlay) is a Chiricahua Apache name that means "one who yawns." This was the birth name of the legendary Apache leader better known as Geronimo (1829–1909), who famously resisted Mexican and Amer...

Góyąń F Apache Apache

Góyąń is a Chiricahua Apache feminine given name that means "wise". It is borne by a notable 19th-century Apache warrior woman, also known by the variant spelling Gouyen. Among the Apache, names are often chosen to refle...

Goyathlay M Apache Apache

Goyathlay is a variant spelling of Goyaałé, an Apache name whose meaning is often misunderstood. The name Goyaałé, from the Chiricahua Apache language, literally translates to "one who yawns". However, this seemingly sim...

Ha-o-zinne F Apache Apache

Ha-o-zinne is an Apache feminine name meaning "standing up straight" in the Apache language. This name reflects qualities of strength and resilience, perhaps characterizing a woman of upright character. Historically, Ha-...

Hauzini F Apache Apache

Hauzini is a variant spelling of the Apache name Ha-o-zinne. The name Ha-o-zinne itself means "standing up straight" in the Apache language. Hauzini therefore carries the same elegant meaning, evoking uprightness, dignit...

Naiche M Apache Apache

Naiche (pronounced NYE-chee) is an Apache name meaning "mischief maker" in the Apache language. This name was borne by a prominent 19th-century Chiricahua Apache chief, the son of Cochise. Alternate spellings include Nac...

Sons-ee-ah-ray F Apache Apache

Sons-ee-ah-ray is an Apache name that possibly means "morning star". The name is derived from the Apache phrase sons-ee-ah-ray, which directly translates to the morning star, referencing Venus as it appears in the dawn s...