New World Names

These names occur in the mythologies and legends of the various indigenous peoples who inhabited North and South America.

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Animikii M Ojibwe New World Ojibwe New World

Animikii is an Ojibwe name meaning "thunder" or "thunderer". In the cosmology of the Anishinaabe people, it refers specifically to the thunderbird, a powerful mythological being whose flapping wings create the sound of t...

Asdzáán Nádleehé F New World New World

Asdzáán Nádleehé is a Navajo name meaning "changing woman", from the Navajo words asdzáán "woman" and nádleeh "become, change". In mythology, Asdzáán Nádleehé is a prominent deity, often called Changing Woman. She is a c...

Glooscap M New World New World

Etymology and OriginsGlooscap (also spelled Gluskabe, Glooskap, Gluskabi, Kluscap, Kloskomba, or Gluskab) is a legendary figure of the Wabanaki peoples, indigenous to Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine, and Atlantic Canada. T...

Guaraci M Tupi New World Tupi New World

Guaraci (also spelled Quaraci) is a name derived from the Tupi word kûaraçy or kûarasý, meaning "sun". In Tupi-Guarani mythology, Guaraci is the god of the sun and the creator of all living creatures, according to Guaran...

Jóhonaa'éí M New World New World

Jóhonaa'éí is a masculine Navajo name meaning "sun." In Navajo mythology, Jóhonaa'éí is the name of the sun god, often referred to as the Sun Bearer. According to tradition, he carries the sun across the sky on his back,...

Jurupari M New World New World

Jurupari is a name from Tupi mythology, deriving from the Tupi words îuru (mouth) and possibly pari (fish trap). In the legends of the Tupi people of Brazil, Jurupari was a cultural hero who brought laws, customs, and sa...

Nanabozho M New World New World

Nanabozho is a central spirit in Anishinaabe aadizookaan (traditional storytelling), particularly among the Ojibwe of North America. The name is derived from the Ojibwe word waabooz, meaning “rabbit,” and translates to “...

Nanabush M New World New World

Nanabush is a variant of the Anishinaabe trickster spirit Nanabozho. In Ojibwe storytelling, Nanabozho (also written as Wenabozho) is a central figure—a culture hero and trickster whose exploits are recounted in the oral...

Nokomis F New World New World

Nokomis originates from the Ojibwe term nookomis meaning "my grandmother". In Anishinaabe legend, Nokomis is the grandmother of the trickster spirit Nanabozho, a central figure in traditional stories. The name gained bro...

Quaoar M New World New World

IntroductionQuaoar is a masculine given name rooted in the mythology of the Mission Indians of southern California, a Takic-speaking group. Anglicized from the original Takic names Kwawar or Kwauwar, its exact meaning is...

Sedna F New World New World

Sedna is a name of New World origin, most famously borne by the Inuit goddess of the sea, sea animals, and the underworld. The etymology of the name is uncertain, though it is borrowed from Inuktitut ᵴშᒤᓊ (sanna), referr...

Tainá F Portuguese New World Portuguese New World

Etymology and BackgroundTainá is a Brazilian feminine given name that draws its meaning and spiritual resonance from Karajá, an indigenous language spoken in central Brazil. In Karajá traditions, Tainá means "star" and i...