Cheyenne

Compiled by Jason Morningstar

These come from 19th century tribal rolls. They were compiled by Indian agents and are of dubious linguistic fidelity. You could use any of these names as a place name by adding “mesa”, “creek”, “ridge”, etc. to the end of it.

Male Names 1

  1. Bare Bow / NAW-AH-A-MA
  2. Left Hand Bull / AH-HO-A-MOW
  3. Man Heart / MI-NO-ONI-A
  4. Little Bear / NAW-QUIS
  5. Bear Raising / NUC-QUA-IS-SU
  6. Man Standing / AH-TAH-NU-ISH
  7. Night Killer / TAHE-VE-NAH-EH-NA
  8. One-Eyed Bull / TO-MA-CHA-MA
  9. Porcupine Bull / ES-CO-TE-SA-IT
  10. Little Coyote / O-KO-MISH
  11. Pretty Man / HIN-KEE-TINA
  12. Racer / KA-AH-YAT
  13. Black Cloud / MUC-A-TA-WUC
  14. Wolf-In-The-Middle / HO-SO-SIT
  15. Yellow Hawk / E-O-YE-YAU
  16. Black Eagle / NIT-NU-TAH-WA-IST
  17. Thief / NO-MOTS-SI-U
  18. White Man / VE-HUE
  19. Black Wolf / MO-TOW-NA-MA
  20. Bob-Tail Wolf / HO-NI-WA-HAS

Male Names 2

  1. Bull-Looking-Around / HO-TO-WA
  2. Catching-In-Battle / WAH-AT-TUF
  3. Dog Man / WAH-TAM-A-KET
  4. Eating Bull / LA-CUM-AN
  5. Fast Wolf / OT-NE-U-QUI-E-QUISH
  6. High-Back Wolf / HAW-KO-NE-USE
  7. Red Hawk / IN-NAH
  8. Prairie Chief / TOW-LO-A-VA
  9. Little Man / MI-HI-AT
  10. Red Leggins / O-MON-IK-TO
  11. Roman Nose / AH-A-HIS
  12. Liver Eater / O-AH-A-TUM
  13. Mad Wolf / HA-KA-NI
  14. Standing Lightning / HO-ITS-E-YOU
  15. Crooked Back / WO-CHE-PAH
  16. Southerner / HAW-NA-TON
  17. White Buffalo / WAH-IS-TAH
  18. Dirty Nose / HIS-SI-E-WA-SA
  19. Elk Standing / MO-NISH
  20. Good Walker / HA-UM-TO-MUS

Female Names 1

  1. Crooked Woman / WAH-KE-HI
  2. Dove / MIS-SO-IH
  3. Standing Woman / LA-CAT-ME-AH
  4. Talking Woman / AH-MA-HI
  5. Woman-On-The-Hill / MAH-A-YAW
  6. Turtle / MA-IN-NO
  7. Soaring Woman / MOTS-SE-A
  8. Weed Woman / NE-E-NOW-E-SAH
  9. Squirrel Woman / HO-MA-ERA
  10. White-Buffalo-Woman / WO-IS-TAH
  11. Virgin Woman / HE-ZOOA-KI-SA
  12. Walking Woman / UM-MA-HA
  13. Gray-Headed / WAPINTA-TAN-WIC
  14. Lead Woman / HO-HI-E
  15. Antelope Woman / SUE-I-HE-WUC
  16. Bear Woman / NAK-KUH
  17. Down Woman / TA-NO-SU
  18. Elk Woman / MO-A-HA-AH
  19. Feather Woman / WAH-TAH-NA
  20. Sand Girl / NAH-BA-IS-SA

Female Names 2

  1. Wild-Cat-Woman / MUS-KO-VA
  2. Woman Standing / AH-CHIS-TAH
  3. Shave-Head / AH-NOSTS-SE-E
  4. Foreign Woman / O-NE-HATCH
  5. Good Woman / WA-SHA
  6. Black Woman / MO-HE-ETS-IM
  7. Owl Woman / MIS-TO-UN-STA
  8. Shell Woman / AH-KA-WAH-NA
  9. Pipe Woman / NO-I
  10. Red-Belly Woman / MA-A-CIH
  11. Black-Foot / STEW-IS-TAN-NA
  12. China Woman / MA-NI-AH
  13. Mouse Road / OH-CHA-IN
  14. Old Woman / KAH-IS
  15. Cougar Woman / NA-KU
  16. Little Woman / MO-CHA-A
  17. Medicine Woman / O-WE-HI
  18. Red-Painting / MI-TO-MO-NI
  19. Sage Woman / 1-HI-YOU
  20. Woman Afraid / DA-KA-MA-EE

Either Gender

  1. Bad Teeth / O-CON-NE-NIC
  2. Spotted Bird / VA-GIS-A-WAH-US
  3. Squint Eye / NO-WA-HY
  4. Howling Water / PA-WA-NIS-TA
  5. Big Owl / MIS-TI-MI-AH
  6. Howling In Cloud / WAH-AH-NIS-TO
  7. Black Hair / MO-KI-TO-SE-A
  8. Little Traveler / HO-O-MO-SE
  9. Low Standing / WHA-HA-NISH
  10. Make-Out-A-Road / HO-AS-TO-NA
  11. Ptarmigan / HA-AS-TUM
  12. Red Claws / MOW-MIP-PA
  13. Red Plume / MU-CHA-NA
  14. Mourning Howler / MU-IN-MIS-TA
  15. Outsider / O-HO-MA
  16. Cut Arm / A-NA-HI-WA
  17. Red Leaf / MI-VA-PA-TAP
  18. Walking Behind / TACK-SA
  19. High-Beak Bird / NO-KE-HE-USE
  20. Stone Road / HE-HO-NI-MAH