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  2. Abuela, grandma? Not so much. Parents picking host of new ...

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    Watch my head swivel the second I hear my name called, a very Pavlovian reaction. The Hubby wanted to be known as Zayda, the Yiddish name for grandfather. Fair enough.

  3. List of place names of Native American origin in the United ...

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    Osawatomie – a compound of two primary Native American Indian tribes from the area, the Osage and Pottawatomie; Tonganoxie – derives its name from a member of the Delaware tribe that once occupied land in what is now Leavenworth County and western Wyandotte County; Topeka – from Kansa dóppikʔe, "a good place to dig wild potatoes"

  4. How I chose my kids' Indian names so my husband could ... - AOL

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    It turns out that picking an Indian name is a delicate art when you are raising the child in the U.S. with a non-Indian spouse or partner. Meaning and tradition are two factors that greatly ...

  5. Cherokee descent - Wikipedia

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    The academic Joel W. Martin noted that "an astonishing number of southerners assert they have a grandmother or great-grandmother who was some kind of Cherokee, often a princess", and that such myths serve settler purposes in aligning American frontier romance with southern regionalism and pride.

  6. 92 grandma names and nicknames for the grandmother in ... - AOL

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    Grandmother names are a big decision. After all, that's what they will be called for the rest of their lives! The good news is there are plenty of grandma nicknames to choose from.

  7. List of Native Americans of the United States - Wikipedia

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    The Bureau of Indian Affairs defines Native American as having American Indian or Alaska Native ancestry. Legally, being Native American is defined as being enrolled in a federally recognized tribe or Alaskan village. Ethnologically, factors such as culture, history, language, religion, and familial kinships can influence Native American ...

  8. 40 Unique Grandparent Names That Aren't Grandma and Grandpa - AOL

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    Twenty20. 4. Nana. Short and sweet, not to mention easy to pronounce for the little ones. 5. Nani and Nana. The maternal grandparent names (i.e., mom’s parents) in Hindi.

  9. List of English words from Indigenous languages of the Americas

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    It does not cover names of ethnic groups or place names derived from Indigenous languages. Most words of Native American/First Nations language origin are the common names for indigenous flora and fauna, or describe items of Native American or First Nations life and culture. Some few are names applied in honor of Native Americans or First ...