Cheyenne Indian Names Latest Update: September 18, 2021 (To View the Names in Cheyenne Alphabetical Order, Click Here
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Cheyenne Indian names latest update: September 18, 2021 (To view the names in Cheyenne alphabetical order, click here. It's best not to write the š sound as "s" because s and š are different sounds in Cheyenne. It's fine to write the š sound as “sh” for obituaries or other publications that do not have the š letter. This list uses the official Northern Cheyenne spelling. You may prefer to use other spellings which are easier to read. Some simpler spellings are in parentheses in this list. Click on links to hear the names, then use your browser Back button to return to this page; audio links is work in progress.) Email corrections to kovaahe at gmail.com. CHEYENNE ENGLISH PERSON Kȯheaso Ho'o'vo'nehe (?) Wolf Johnny Whistling Elk Pȧhapa'e (a boy's nickname) Hemaahe'e (His) Arrow Woman Hatavėseve'hamehe (His) Bad Horse Hatavėseve'hamėstse (His) Bad Horse Ȯxhatavėseve'hamėstse (His) Bad Horse Anȧxeve (man's name) Heahke (man's name) Harvey White Man Hotseomeo'o (?) (man's name) Hotsevo'ota (?) (man's name) Frank Lightning Keve'ėse (man's name) Kȯhenahke (Konahke) (man's name) Kȯhopehe (Kopehe) (man's name) name made up by white people, perhaps from “coffee” Ko'ana (man's name) Kona'e (man's name) Ko'ometa (man's name) Kosaneso (man's name) Parker Flying Kosevahe (?) (man's name) one of Farrel Evan's sons Ma'heehehe (man's name) Ma'keme (man's name) Cleveland Highwalker Mȧseano'kehe (man's name) Meheana (man's name) (Indian name of American Horse) Mehnenohka (man's name) Mohkėheno'e (man's name) Mȯho'ohtse (man's name) Monėškone (man's name) Charles White Dirt Na'atsėhe'e (man's name) Nahkoestse (man's name) Na'atsėhe'e (man's name) Nohto'hova (man's name) old man Longjaw Ovama'hahe (man's name) Poo'heeno (man's name) Senaka (man's name) Tȯhehaono'e (Tohaano’e?) (man's name) Ben Armentrout Tȯhevena (man's name) Voto'ėstse (man's name) old man Medicine Top Mo'sėha'e (man's name) (Scabby Faced Man??) Aseške (man's name, for a small Peter KOT; Emery Fisher; animal similar to a weasel) Glenn Littlebird Sr. Ovama'haahe (man's name; also pronounced Ovama'hahe) Ko'ometa (man's name; see Ko'ometa) Konape (man's nickname) Hohkȧhnoneva'e (unknown first part) Singing Woman Ka'e (woman's name or nickname) Ȧhtonoohtse'e (woman's name) Ameo'ȯsona'e (woman's name) Martha Eagle Feathers Bird Chief Anȯhneo'o (woman's name) Julia Grave Woman Anoohtse'e (woman's name) Emėškeha'e (woman's name) Hanna Harris Eseohtseva'e (woman's name) Evelyn Redbird Hapȧhanaa'e (woman's name) Haškoo'e (woman's name) Nina Big Back He'eene'e (woman's name) He'ne'ȯhma'heo'o (woman's name) He'neška'e (woman's name) Hema'oestaa'e (woman's name) Evaleen KOT; Louise Bigfoot Hetomanee'e (woman's name) Pauline Highwolf aka Wallowing Hohkahne (woman's name) Ho'eene'e (woman's name) Honėška'e (woman's name) Hotomo'ome (woman's name) Edith Manley Hotomo'omehe'e (woman's name) Kȧhaveo'oseona'e (woman's name) Pearl Teeth Wolf Black Kȧheoona'e (woman's name) Kamėhe'e (woman's name) Manȯhohka'e (woman's name) Matseohne'e (woman's name) Meanȯhova'e (woman's name) Mary Red Bird Fox; Elrena White Dirt Meave'e (woman's name) Annie Blackbird Meoohtse'e (woman's name) Bertha Harris Mo'ota'e (woman's name) Moona'e (woman's name) Margorie Spotted Elk Nestseenahne'e (woman's name) Nestseena'e (woman's name, maybe (something to do with rustling Rustling Corn Woman) sound?) Ernestine Madrigal; Gladys Limberhand (Tena TallBull) Nestseovoeva'e (woman's name) Bessie Dull Knife Nestsemėhe'e (woman's name) Nova'e (woman's name) Nova'hehe (woman's name) Otsestaoo'o (woman's name) Otseve'ėha'e (woman's name) Ova'hehe (woman's name) Sasoo'ȯhne'e (woman's name) Annie Blackbird Sevo'ka'e (woman's name) So'aaheva'e (woman's name) Kay Medicine Bull; Lillian Threefingers Ševone'e (woman's name) Lorina Whiteman Tȯhevenaa'hehe (woman's name) To'oona'e (woman's name) Mary Atwood; Shirley Brady? Toohe'e (woman's name) Mrs. Ben Blackwolf Tovoehne'e (woman's name) Voestaeme'e (woman's name) Xo'hehe (woman's name) Homa'oestaa'e (woman's name) (Red Mary Little Whiteman Beaver Woman??) (Henry's wife),Cheyne Littlesun Ketaa'e (woman's name; Small Mary Ann Whistling Woman ??) Elk Tseenaoo'e __(?) Feathers Woman Mehenohevoesta'e ___ (?) Dress Woman Anovaoo'o A Girl Beautiful; Falcon Esther Red Woman, Michelle Woman (?) Three Fingers, Joyce Bullcoming Homa'ȯhtse'hȯhtse Afraid of Beavers Stacy Wolfchief Vo'evȧhtoešėstse Alights On the Cloud Ho'evȧhtoešėstse Alights On the Ground Mȧhoeve'ho'e All Over Whiteman Xavier Crazymule Mȧheameoestse (phonetic All Runner Jacob Allrunner Mhyamioists) Aamėhe'e Always A Woman; Pemican Ann Knowshisgun Woman (?) Ve'ho'evo'ha American Horse Ve'ho'evo'hame (?) American Horse(s?) Hatseške Ant Vo'aa'e Antelope Vo'kaa'e Antelope Vo'aa'ȯhmese'aestse Antelope Bowels Moving Vo'aehevȯtse Antelope Buckskin; Antelope Quincy Woodenlegs Hide Vo'aehevȯtse Antelope Hide; Antelope Quincy Woodenlegs Buckskin Me'eohtse Appearing Paveme'ehne Appearing Good Francis Limpy; Floyd Neil Limpy Paveme'ehnėstse Appearing Good Me'ėhne'e Appearing Woman Me'ėhneva'e Appearing Woman Me'eohtseva'e Appearing Woman Me'e'haohtse'e Appears Flying Woman; Flies Jenny Spang > Francine In Sight Woman Spang Me'o'ėstse Appears From Afar Herbert Swallow Nomeme'ehne Appears From the North Nomeme'ehnėstse Appears From the North Meome'ehne Appears In the Morning Henry Brady Meome'ėhne'e Appears In the Morning Florence Whiteman; Woman Constance Fisher Vooneme'ėhne'e Appears in the Morning Jen Seminole Woman; Morning Appears Woman Mȧhpevame'ėhne'e Appears On the Water Woman Me'ėhnonehne'e Appears Singing Woman He'eme'ėhne'e Appears Woman Ma'xeme Apple Ma'xemene'e Apple Woman Hetanevo'e'e Arapaho Woman Nellie Norris Killsnight Maahe Arrow Maahe'ȯhtamehnėstse Arrow Walking Maahe'ȯhtameohtsėstse Arrow Walking Harry Risingsun Paeta Ash Man Pahkeehe Ashes (?) This is a nickname. Hoheehe'e Assiniboin Woman Hoheehe Assiniboin; Swaddling Pȧhoevotona'e Attached Feathers Woman Victoria Seminole; Martha Wolfname Aenȯhea'eotse Attacking Hawk; Charging Robert Big Back Sr. > Ron Hawk Big Back Jr.; Herbert Fightingbear; Kenneth Beartusk Nešeenahne'e Away Two Days Woman Hatavėseve'hame Bad Horse; His Bad Horse Havėsevevoona'o Bad Morning Hatavėseveeestse'e Bad Mouth Woman Ȯxhavėsevenėheto'anėstse Bad Talker Havėseveeestse'e Bad Talking Woman Eleanor Two Bulls Ma'hahko'e Badger Grover White Wolf; Wilson Pine High Back Wolf > Donovan Taylor Voaxaa'ema'heona'e Bald Eagle Medicine Woman Mary Kills On Top Voaxaa'e'e Bald Eagle Woman Shanae Seminole Vo'heesehe Bald Face Hotoavo'heese Baldfaced Bull Oo'ėstseahe Baldy Hoxeeseehe Bandaged Nose Ponevonėstse Bang Oliver Glenn Oo'kemanȯhova'e Bare Medicine Woman ? Hetone'ke Bark Ho'hamo'seo'o Basket ?? Nahkohe Bear Nahkȯhehovahne Bear Animal Nahkȯheme'hahtse Bear Beard Nahkȯhepanestse Bear Breaking Wind Nahkȯhema'hahe Bear Chum Kȯheoso (Koyoso) Bear Claws Esther Bighead Nahkȯheosa'e Bear Claws Woman Rachel Strange Owl Magpie Nahkȯxhoe'ehne Bear Comes Out Nahkȯxhoe'ehnėstse Bear Comes Out Herman Bearcomesout Naoxhoe'ehne Bear Comes Out Naoxhoe'ehnėstse Bear Comes Out Kȯhenaa'e'e (Konaa'e'e) Bear Doctor Woman Short form of Nahkȯhenaa'e'e; Claudia Shoulderblade Nahkȯhenaa'e'e Bear Doctoring Woman Nahkȯhehesta Bear Heart Nahkȯhena'hane'e Bear Kills Woman Jessie Lame Woman Copenhaver Nahkȯhkena'hane'e Bear Kills Woman Flossie Little Bear Nahkȯhtsevo'soo'ėstse Bear Playing; Playing Bear Ben Blackwolf > BJ Shoulderblade; Sage Whiteman Nahkȯhema'ohkeena'e Bear Plume Woman Nahkȯheestoso Bear Quiver Nahkȯhemeona'e Bear Road Woman Nahkȯhemeo'o Bear Road; Bear Trail Nahkȯhehooma Bear Robe Nahkȯhenooma Bear Robe Hoomȧhenȧhkohe Bear Robed Nahkȯhehoahno Bear Shield Marvin Black > Harvey Russell Jr. Nahkȯheestse'henahe Bear Shirt Kȯhenone'e (Konone'e) Bear Sings Woman Short form of Nahkȯhenone'e Nahkȯhenone'e Bear Sings Woman Flossie Little Bear Nahkȯhnovehnėstse Bear Slow Walking Nahkȯhemeeotse Bear Smell; Stinking Bear Charles Looksbehind; Fred Seminole Sr. Nahkȯheo'emȯxo'eha Bear Sole James Shoulderblade > J. SB Nahkȯxho'oxeoo'ėstse Bear Stands At the End; Last Riley Tallwhiteman; Arthur Bear Standing Marshall Nahkȯxhoveo'eoo'ėstse Bear Stands In the Shade Oliver Risingsun; Frank Headswift; Art Marshall (?) Nahkȯxhoeheoo'ėstse Bear Stands On Top Kȯheoo'e (Koyoo'e) Bear Stands Woman Barbara Spotted Elk Nahkȯhevoesta Bear Swan Johnny Rowland Nahkȯhevotonevėstse Bear Tailfeathers Nahkotanohtse (?) Bear Tailfeathers (?) Austin Littlesun Nahkȯhveesa'e (?) Bear Tooth Woman Edna Hollowbreast Deafy > Paisley Seymour Nahkȯhtseva'eotsėstse Bear Turns Back Larenzo Redfox Ontiveros Nahkȯhtamehnėstse Bear Walking Tony Wolfname Jr. Nahkȯsoehnėstse Bear Walks Through Nahkȯha'e (simpler, Nahka) Bear Woman Pam Little Wolf Nahkȯhema'ta Bearbow Nahkȯhema'haahe Bearchum Curtis Bearchum Nahkȯxhaahketa Bearchum (said to be the Cleve Little Bear origin of the Bearchum family name); Little Bear Me'hahtse Beard Voestanoehne'e Bears White Buffalo Calf Maria Russell; Abbilee Woman Michelle Runsabove Nahkȯheamėhohtse Beartracks Michael Elizondo Nahkȯhnoo'ėstse Beartusk Jerome Beartusk > Jerome Whitehawk Homa'e Ȯhme'ehnėstse Beaver Appears Beaver Two Moons Homa'eose Beaver Claws Homa'ėhesta Beaver Heart (origin of family Ike Shoulderblade; Windy name Hart) Shoulderblade Hahnomȧhe'hehe Bee Woman Hattie Killsback Limpy Ma'ėstȯhona'e Bending Over Woman Vohkaestse Bent Vohkȧhe'he'e Bent Woman Tahpeta Big (a nickname) Ben Bighead Ma'xe'pa'o Big Back Charles Big Back Ma'xenahkohe Big Bear Robert Magpie Homa'e Ȯhma'haeta Big Beaver George Harris ?; James Walksalong; Alonzo Spang; Park Timber Ma'xėhoma'e Big Beaver Tȧhpe'ȧsehe Big Belly (a nickname) Ma'kȧse'e Big Belly Woman Kate Yelloweagle Ma'xėhestaa'e Big Branch Hotoa'ȯhma'haetȧhtse Big Buffalo J.D.