Indigenous Names, Meanings, and their History

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Acalan (uh-KAY-lahn)

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indigenous baby gender-neutral spanish

acalan name meaning

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Adri (AH-dree)

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croatian-portuguese portuguese-swedish romanian-russian latvian-estonian ukrainian-hungarian estonian-finnish icelandic-bulgarian

adri name meaning

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Aeta (AY-tuh)

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aeta name meaning

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Aiksavaki (ai-ksah-vah-kee)

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masculine female baby girl uncommon male ojibwe

aiksavaki name meaning

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Ainu (AH-ee-noo)

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ainu name meaning

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Aiyana (eye-YAH-nah)

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aiyana name meaning

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Aleshanee (ah-luh-SHAH-nee)

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baby time english indigenous tribal girl feminine

aleshanee name meaning

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Amaru (ah-MAH-roo)

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amaru name meaning

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Anangu (Ah-nah-ngoo)

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anangu name meaning

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Angak (AHN-gak)

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angak name meaning

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Asur (AH-sur)

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asur name meaning

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Atapana (AH-tah-PAH-nah)

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atapana name meaning

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