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

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    Miami – Native American name for Lake Okeechobee and the Miami River, precise origin debated; see also Mayaimi [44] Micanopy – named after Seminole chief Micanopy. Myakka City – from unidentified Native American language. Ocala – from Timucua meaning "Big Hammock".

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

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    Annoyingly, they confuse it with popular (non-Indian) names that sound similar: Jayden or Jalen. When it's my kid's name, I always correct people when they say it wrong.

  4. Native American name controversy - Wikipedia

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    In 1956, British writer Aldous Huxley wrote to thank a correspondent for "your most interesting letter about the Native American churchmen". [11] The use of Native American or native American to refer to Indigenous peoples who live in the Americas came into widespread, common use during the civil rights era of the 1960s and 1970s. This term was ...

  5. Indian name - Wikipedia

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    When written in Latin script, Indian names may use the vowel characters to denote sounds different from conventional American or British English. Although some languages, like Kannada or Tamil, may have different vowel sounds, the ones used in most major Indian languages are represented in this table along with typical English transcriptions.

  6. List of Michigan placenames of Native American origin

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    Most of Michigan's Native American-derived place names come from the languages spoken in these groups. Many places throughout the state of Michigan take their names from Native American indigenous languages. This list includes counties, townships, and settlements whose names are derived from indigenous languages in Michigan.

  7. Category:Surnames of Indian origin - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Surnames of Indian origin" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 1,077 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .

  8. Native Americans rejected from Facebook, 'odd' names to blame

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    Levi Rickert runs Native News Online, creating a large following connecting the Native American community around the country. "Social media without any reprisal because of the last name.

  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 ...