Indigenous Names, Meanings, and their History

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Acalan (uh-KAY-lahn)

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gender-neutral spanish indigenous baby

acalan name meaning

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Adri (AH-dree)

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basque-romanian catalan-hungarian romanian-estonian finnish-bulgarian french-latvian russian-romanian bosnian-irish

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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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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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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canadian-inuktitut inuktitut-canadian greenlandic alaska masculine indigenous inuit

angak name meaning

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Asur (AH-sur)

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boy hindu masculine mythology ancient baby indigenous

asur name meaning

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Atapana (AH-tah-PAH-nah)

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atapana name meaning

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