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Pages in category "Surnames of Native American origin" The following 22 pages are in this category, out of 22 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
Chee is a Chinese and Navajo surname. It may refer to the Min Nan or Hokkien pronunciation of the Chinese surname pronounced Xú in Mandarin, or the Cantonese pronunciation of the surname 朱 (zyu 1, Zhū in Mandarin). As a Navajo surname, it is derived from the root -CHIIʼ, meaning "red". It is also a variant romanization of the Korean ...
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The Navajo [a] or Diné, are a Native American people of the Southwestern United States. With more than 399,494 [ 1 ] enrolled tribal members as of 2021 [update] , [ 1 ] [ 4 ] the Navajo Nation is the largest federally recognized tribe in the United States; additionally, the Navajo Nation has the largest reservation in the country.
Begay is a surname, derived from the Navajo word biyeʼ meaning "his/her son". [1] Begay may also refer to: Apie Begay, Navajo painter; Arthur C. Begay (1932-2010), Navajo painter; Carlyle Begay, Arizona State Senator; D.Y. Begay (born 1953), Navajo textile artist; Edward T. Begay (1935–2022), politician; Fred Begay (1932–2013), nuclear ...
Ottumwa – Algonquian word possibly meaning "rippling waters", "place of perseverance or self-will", or "town". Owanka – Lakota for "good camping ground". It was originally named Wicota, a Lakota word meaning "a crowd". [138] Pukwana – the name given to the smoke emitted from a Native American peace pipe.
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
Surnames of Native American origin (3 C, 22 P) Pages in category "Surnames of North American origin" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total.
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