Share Cherokee names: four documented examples baby names
Sequoyah
Nanyehi
Ahyoka
Tsali
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These four names appear in Cherokee history and contemporary community sources. This is a small reading list, not a ranking of baby names. A familiar word on an online name list is not enough to establish a Cherokee origin. The notes below describe documented people rather than assigning uncertain literal meanings.
Names in the sources
Sequoyah Creator of the Cherokee syllabary. Sequoyah.
Nanyehi Cherokee leader also known as Nancy Ward. Nanyehi.
Ahyoka The name of Ahyoka Youngdeer, profiled in a Cherokee community newspaper. Ahyoka.
Tsali A man documented in nineteenth-century Cherokee history. Tsali.