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Begaye is a surname, derived from the Navajo word biyeʼ meaning "his/her son". Notable people with the surname include: Enei Begaye, American activist; Fleming Begaye Sr. (1921–2019), Navajo code talker; Kelsey Begaye (1951–2021), American politician; Nathan Begaye (1969–2010), Native American ceramics artist
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His mother was a Navajo weaver from the Bitter Water clan and his father was a medicine man from the Salt clan. [2] Begay was named via a traditional Navajo naming ceremony that is held once a baby has their first laugh; this name is only used by family members and Begay was given an American name by the government, "Wilson". [3]
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".
Kaibito – from the Navajo phrase k'ai'bii'tó, whose English translation is unclear. Kinlichee – from the Navajo phrase kin dah lichi'i, meaning "red house up at an elevation". [5] Lake Havasu City; Lake Montezuma; Mesquite Creek; Nazlini – from the Navajo phrase nazlini, meaning "flowing in a crescent shape". [6] Peoria; Sahuarita
Yazzie is a name, derived from the Navajo word yázhí meaning "little" and may refer to: . Yazzie Johnson (born 1946), Navajo jeweler living in northern New Mexico; Aaron Yazzie (born 1986), Navajo mechanical engineer working at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Henry Chee Dodge (c. 1860–1947), also known in Navajo by his nicknames Hastiin Adiitsʼaʼii ("Mister Interpreter") and Kiiłchííʼ ("Red Boy"), was the last official Head Chief of the Navajo Tribe from 1884 until 1910, the first Tribal Chairman of the Navajo Business Council from 1922 until 1928, and chairman of the then Navajo Tribal Council from 1942 until 1946. [1]