Kate Monk's Onomastikon

(Dictionary of Names)


Cherokee

Male

Atagulkalu/Atakullakulla leaning wood Chea Sequah red bird Coowescoowe egret Degataga standing together
Diwali bowl Galegina/Galegenoh stag Ganun'dalegi follows the ridge Kulakinah/Kilakina/Kullageenah stag
Mohe elk Nunna Hidihi man on mountain peak Onacona/Oukonunaka white owl Sequoyah/Sikwaji sparrow/principal bird
Tamela Pashme blunt knife Tsiyi canoe Tsiyu-Gunsini pulling canoe Unaduti woolly head/negro
Waya wolf

Female

Adsila blossom Ahawi deer Ahyoka she brought happiness Ama water Awinita fawn Galilani friendly
Ghigau beloved woman Hiawassee meadow Immokalee tumbling water Inola black fox Knasgowa heron Nanye-hi goes about
Ninovan our home Salali squirrel Tsistunagiska wild rose Tsula fox    

Many Cherokee have used English translations of their names, especially as surnames.

Acorn Arrowkeeper Bean Bear-paw Bellowingsnake Big Drum
Broken-In-Two Buckscraper Cricket Dreadfulwater Flea Goingsnake
Going-Up-Stream Housebug Locust Old-Blanket Pigeon Pumpkin
Rider Smoke Swimmer Tadpole Tobacco-Mouth Walker
White-Man-Killer Wolf        

Pillan - storm god


This collection of names was compiled by Kate Monk and is ©1997, Kate Monk.

Copies may be made for personal use only.


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