Cheyenne names, Page 1

      Cheyenne names starting with A-K:

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      Aamêhe'e, Always A Woman, 
      A'ee'êse, Big Nose; Knob Nose; Pug Nose
      Aenohe, Hawk
      Aenohe Nestoohe, Howling Hawk
      Aenohe Ôhno'kaestse, Lone Hawk
      Aenohe Ôhvo'komaestse, White Hawk
      Aenohe Ôxhaa'eho'oesêstse, High Hawk
      Aenôhea'eotse, Attacking Hawk; Charging Hawk
      Aenôhea'konoo'e, Roosting Hawk
      Aenôhee'e, Sitting Hawk
      Aenôheeve'hâtse, Flying Hawk
      Aenôhe'ke, Hawk Woman
      Aenôhenehovohe, Chasing Hawk
      Aenôhenestoohe, Howling Hawk
      Aenôheso, Little Hawk
      Âhtonoohtse'e, (woman's name)
      A'kavêhe'o, Limberhand
      A'kêhahtahe, Clubfoot
      A'kotseehe, Cartridge Belt
      A'ko'xehe, Hobo
      A'oeaso, Topknot
      Amâhtoohe'e, Howls Along Woman
      Ame'ha'e, Flying Woman
      Ame'haohtse, Flying
      Ame'haooestse, Flying
      Ameohne'e, Walks Along Woman
      Ameohtse, Walks (Walks Along?)
      Ameohtse'e, Walking Woman
      Ameohtsehe'e, Walking Woman
      Ameo'e, Milky Way Woman; Sacred Road Woman; Going Woman (?)
      Ameosona'e (?), (woman's name)
      Amêsto'eeseo'o, Travois
      Amêške'hehe, Grease Woman
      Ametane'e, Living Woman
      Amevaohtse'e, Noisy Walking Woman
      Amevonehnêstse, Crawling
      Amone'hehe, Guesser Woman
      Amotsêhe'e, Smoking Woman
      Aneahta'e, Deaf Woman
      Anêstaeševa'e, Misty Woman (?)
      Anetâhevehnêstse, Walks Different
      Anetâheveoeso, Stands Different
      Anetâheveo'o (?), (man's name)
      Ano'êstsehe'e, Runsaway Woman (?)
      Anôhneo'o, (woman's name)
      Anoohtse'e, (woman's name)
      Anovaoo'o, A Girl Beautiful; Falcon Woman (?)
      Ao'êseto, Hail
      Aseške, (man's name for a small animal similar to a weasel)
      Avoone'e, Starving Woman; Fasting Woman
      E'êhahta'e, Broken Foot Woman
      Eehe'e, Camps All Over Woman
      Eestseohtse'e, Talks While Going Woman
      E'êškosa'e, Broken Finger Woman
      E'kome'hahe'e, Greasy Voice Woman
      E'omeahke, Oil Gum
      E'ometaeso, Little Missouri River
      E'še'ohtanehe, High Forehead
      Ena'heso, Oldie
      Enoohtse'e, Leave Everything Woman
      Eseohtseva'e, (woman's name)
      Esevona'e, Buffalo Cow Woman
      Esevona'keso, Buffalo Calf Woman
      Esevonêhoehne'e, Buffalo Comes Out Woman
      Esevoneme'êhne'e, Buffalo Appearing Woman
      Estseohtse'e, Going Into the Woods Woman
      Estseovoeva'e, Sinking Woman
      Ešeamêhe'e, Daily Woman
      Ešeeva'e, Day Woman
      Ešeeva'keso, Little Day Woman
      Eše'he Ôhme'ehnêstse, Rising Sun
      Eše'he Ôhmo'ôhtavaestse, Black Moon
      Eše'he Ôhtamehnêstse, Sun Walking
      Eše'he Ôhvo'komaestse, White Moon
      Eše'hemeona'e, Sun Road Woman
      Eše'hemeo'o, Sun Road
      Eše'henâhkohe, Sun Bear
      Eše'heo'ôhnešese, Two Moons
      Eše'hôhme'ehne, Rising Sun
      Eše'hôxhaahketa, Little Sun
      Eškôseesa'e, Sharp Nose Woman
      Eškôseesehe, Sharp Nose
      Evana'hane'e, Killsback Woman
      Evâsova, Butcher
      Eve'hanahe'e, Eats About Woman
      Eve'haooestse, Flies About
      Eve'haoohe, Flies About
      Eve'haoohe'e (?), Flies About Woman
      Evemeona'e, Making Trails Woman
      Evotseta, Rustling For Food
      Haa'êstâhetane, Tallman
      Haa'êstoo'onahe, Long Jaw
      Haa'hae'ameohtse, Windy Walker/Windwalker(?)
      Haahke'eveho, Littlechief
      Haa'hoeva'e, (woman's name)
      Haeohe'hame, Fast Horse
      Haeohemo'êsa'e, Fast Runner Calf
      Haestôhe'hame, Many Horses
      Haestôhemeona'e, Many Trails Woman
      Haestôhemeo'o, Mockingbird ?? (Many Trails ?)
      Haestôhena'hane, Many Kills; Plenty Coups
      Haestôhena'hane'e, Many Kills Woman
      Haesto'tonôhevesehe, Many Braids
      Hahkota, Grasshopper
      Hahnomâhe'hehe, Bee Woman
      Hahpêhe'onahe, Clenched Fist
      Ha'pee'e, (woman's name; maybe Torn Into Pieces Woman)
      Hanôseeeotse, Dives Backwards
      Hao'heoeva'e, (woman's name)
      Hao'hoova'e ?, Stands-in-Timber Woman (?)
      Haonovahe, Talkative
      Hapâhanaa'e, (woman's name)
      Hase'hoveoo'e, Victory Woman; Stands By the Fire Woman
      Hatavêseve'hame, (His) Bad Horse; His Bad Horse
      Hatavêseve'hamehe, (His) Bad Horse
      Hatavêseve'hamêstse, (His) Bad Horse
      Hato'êstseahe, Bushy Head; Busby Hair
      Hatseške, Ant
      Havêsevevoona'o, Bad Morning
      Heahke, (man's name)
      He'amâxhoeso'e, Highwaters
      He'amâhtamehnêstse, Walks Above; High Walking; Highwalker
      He'amamêhne'e, Highwalking Woman
      He'amanahkohe, High Bear
      He'amâhnee'êstse, Stands Above
      He'amâhnestoohe, Howling Above
      He'amâxhoo'êstse, Sits Above
      He'ametameohtseva'e (?), Goes Along High Woman (?)
      He'e Ôhma'aestse, Red Woman
      He'e Ôhnee'êstse, Standing Woman
      He'e Ôhnemenêstse, Singing Woman
      He'e Ôhnestooestse, Howling Woman
      He'emohto, Woman Leggings
      He'eme'êhne'e, Woman Appears
      He'evo'nehe, She Wolf
      He'exaa'e Hesta'ehe, Wounded Eye
      He'heeno, Blackbird
      He'heeno Ôhmo'ôhtavaestse, Black Blackbird
      He'heeno Ôhvo'komaestse, White Blackbird
      He'heenohka'e, Blackbird Woman
      He'heenohkeameohtse'e, Blackbird Walking Woman
      He'heenohkeso, Little Blackbird
      He'heško'nehe, Wrinkled Wolf
      He'kamovesehe, Hair Tied High
      He'kase, Soft Belly
      He'ke'hame, Little Mare
      He'keo'evahne, Softly Walks Away
      He'konoma'ôhtse, Hard Ground
      He'konovesehe, Hard Hair
      He'koovenehe, Wet Face (shortened to Koovenehe)
      He'neška'e, (woman's name; possibly means Uncontrollable Teenager Woman)
      He'netoo'o, Door
      He'ohko, Pipe
      He'ôhma'heo'o, Medicine Woman
      He'ôhnestoohe'e, Howling Woman
      He'pêsa'e (?), Rib Woman (?)
      He'peso, Little Rib (woman)
      He'po'hehe, Smoking Woman
      Heo'ôhtato, Salamander
      He'oona'e, Pipe Woman
      He'ooneva'e, Pipe Woman
      Hemaa'êhehe, Sore Woman; Scab Woman
      Hemaahe'e, (His) Arrow Woman
      Hemahkâse, Buffalo Chips
      Hemaneohtse'e, Goes To Drink Woman; Fetch Water Woman
      Hema'oestaa'e ?, (name)
      Heme'kone Ôhmâsêhanee'êstse, Crazy Head
      Heme'kone Ôhnêševaestse, Head Swift
      Heme'kone Ôhvehonevêstse, Head Chief
      Hena'e'hehe, Goose Woman
      Heoseamêške'hehe, Hard Fat Woman
      Heova'e'e, Yellowhair Woman
      Heova'ehe, Yellowhair
      Heova'e'ke, Yellowhair Woman
      Heovaestse, Yellow
      Heovâheso, Little Yellow
      Heoveaenohe, Yellow Hawk
      Heove'e, Yellow Woman
      Heoveesehe, Yellow Nose
      Heove'exanehe, Yellow Eyes
      Heove'hame'e, Yellow Horse Woman
      Heove'hamehe, Yellow Horse
      Heovo'hame, Yellow Horse
      Heovêhoomahe, Yellow Robe
      Heoveme'hahtse, Yellow Beard
      Heovemome'e'xa'ehe, Yellow Tangled Hair
      Heovemomehe'xa'ehe, Yellow Tangled Hair
      Heovêškeve'ho'e, Yellow Whiteman
      Heoveve'kese, Yellow Bird
      Heseehe'e, Ridge Camp (man's name)
      Heseeota'e, Herb Woman; Medicine Woman
      Hese'ome, Ridge
      Hese'omeehenâhkohe, Ridge Bear
      Hese'omeenâhkohe, Ridge Bear
      Heseovo'ka'e, Sandy Hair Woman (?)
      Heso'xemehne, Slippery Monster
      Hestaa'e, Branch
      Hestaehotoa'e, Branch Bull
      Hesta'he, Placenta
      Hesta'ehe, Wounded
      Hestahke, Twin
      Hestâhkêha'e, Twin Woman
      Hestâhke'hehe, Twin Woman
      Hestamâxana, (man's name) Touching Food?
      Hestane'e, People Woman
      Hestaneoo'e, Stands In the Wind Woman
      Hestatseo'o, Shoulderblade
      Hestatšeško, Shoulderblade
      Hestoemestaa'e, Strangeowl
      Hestoevehne (?), Walking Strange
      Hesto'tonôhevesehe, Braided Locks
      Hestovootseme'hahtse, Sideburns
      Hestoxehne, Walks Last
      Hestoxehnêstse, Walks Last
      Hestoxêhotoa'e, Last Bull
      Hestoxena'hane, Kills Last; Last Killer
      Hestoxena'hane'e, Kills Last Woman
      Hestoxenahkohe, Last Bear
      Hestoxe'oona'e, Last Pipe Woman
      Hestsema'eme, His Blood
      Hestse'oone'hehe, Elbow Woman
      Heše'eveesehe, Dusty Nose; Dirty Nose
      Heše'ke, Dust
      Heškoevo'hehe, Picking Teeth
      Heškovemata, Cactus
      Heškovema'taa'e, Thorny Bushes
      Heškovêstse, Porcupine
      Heškovetse, Porcupine
      Heškovetseso, Little Porcupine
      Hetanenâhkohe, Man Bear
      Hetaneo'o Ôhnešese, Two Man
      Hetanevo'e'e, Arapaho Woman
      Hetanohtoo'e, Sitting Man
      Hetanôxhoo'êstse, Sitting Man
      Hetoeva'e, Evening Woman
      Hetohke'e, Star Woman
      Hetomanee'e, (woman's name)
      Hetone, Haunch
      Hetonêha'e, Haunch Woman
      Heveesa'e, Teeth Woman
      Heveese, Teeth
      Hevoetâsôxhaahketa (?), Little Whirlwind
      Hevovetaso, Whirlwind
      Hexovona'e, Shell Woman
      Hoe'haooestse, Flying Out
      Hoe'haoohe, Flying Out
      Hoema'hahe, Old Man Winter
      Hoeoo'e, Stands Out Woman
      Hoetoo'ôtse, Looks Behind
      Hoheehe, Assiniboin; Swaddling
      Hoheehe'e, Assiniboin Woman
      Hohkahne, (woman's name)
      Hohkâhnoneva'e, (woman's name)
      Hohkeeha'e, Mouse Woman
      Hohkeehe, Mouse
      Hohnohka, Contrary
      Hohnohka'hehe, Contrary Woman
      Hohnohkamo'êsa'e, Contrary Calf
      Hohtâheaenohe, Spotted Hawk
      Hohtâhevene, Spotted Face
      Hohtâhevoto, Spotted Feathers
      Ho'eohtsestse'e, (woman's name)
      Ho'êspenahkohe, Unsuccessful Bear
      Ho'etoestôtse, Bulletproof
      Ho'etseoo'e, Lightning Woman
      Ho'evâhtamehnêstse, Earth Walking
      Ho'evanestoohe, Howling On the Ground
      Ho'evoohta'e, Meat Woman
      Ho'evoo'ôtse, Meat
      Ho'evôtse, Earth Man
      Ho'ha'ene, Brings Food (Woman)
      Ho'honaa'e, Rock
      Ho'honaa'ôhtaamehnêstse, Walkingstone
      Ho'honaemeona'e, Rock Roads Woman
      Ho'honaemeo'o, Rock Roads
      Ho'honaeve'ohtanehe, Stone Forehead
      Ho'honahke, Little Rock
      Ho'honahkenestoohe, Howling Rock
      Ho'kohomo'e, Little Sioux
      Ho'neeho'esta, Fire Wolf
      Ho'nee'ameohtse, Walking Wolf
      Ho'neeme'ehne, Rising Wolf
      Ho'neeme'ehnêstse, Rising Wolf
      Ho'neeme'eohtse, Rising Wolf
      Ho'neene'šeohtseva'e, Stepping Wolf Woman
      Ho'neevehaohe, Wolf Name
      Ho'nehe, Wolf
      Ho'nehea'ke, Wolf Mule
      Ho'neheeohtse'hehe, Wandering Wolf Woman
      Ho'neheeohtseva'e, Wandering Wolf Woman
      Ho'neheevâhtoohe, Howling Wolf
      Ho'neheevâhtoohe'e, Howling Wolf Woman
      Ho'nehemahta, Wolf Legging
      Ho'nehemeo'o, Wolf Roads
      Ho'nehenotaxe, Soldierwolf
      Ho'neheso, Young Wolf
      Ho'nehetane, Pawnee
      Ho'nehetane'e, Pawnee Woman
      Ho'nehevâhtoohe'e, Howling Wolf Woman
      Ho'nehevee'êse, Wolf Tooth
      Ho'neheveho, Wolf Chief
      Ho'nehevetane, Wolf Man
      Ho'nehevo'ovahe, Wolflike Fur
      Ho'nehevotoomahe, Wolfrobe
      Ho'neohma'aestse, Redwolf
      Ho'neohma'heonevêstse, Medicine Wolf
      Ho'neohnestooestse, Howling Wolf
      Ho'neohnestoohe, Howling Wolf
      Ho'neohtseohtsêstse, Wandering Wolf
      Ho'neohvo'komaestse, White Wolf
      Ho'neohvotonevêstse, Wolf Feathers
      Ho'neohvovoehnêstse, Wolf Walking First
      Ho'neohvovo'haestse, Spotted Wolf
      Ho'neosoesohtôtse, Wolf Going Through a Crowd
      Ho'neosovaestse, Turns Back Wolf
      Ho'neoxhaaestse, Brave Wolf
      Ho'neoxhaahketa, Little Wolf
      Ho'neoxhaa'eho'oesêstse, High Wolf
      Ho'oesto'oona'e, Issues Food Woman
      Ho'ohomo'e, Sioux
      Ho'ohomo'e'e, Sioux Woman
      Ho'ôhtôhena'e, Cane Woman
      Ho'otseoo'e, Lightning Woman
      Ho'sâhtsenamo'êsa'e, Slobbering Calf
      Ho'seo'o, Parfleche
      Homa'e Nestoohe, Whistling Beaver
      Homa'e Ôhma'haata, Big Beaver
      Homa'e Ôhma'heonevêste, Sacred Beaver
      Homa'e Ôhmo'ôhtavaestse, Black Beaver
      Homa'e Ôhme'ehnêstse, Beaver Appears
      Homa'e Ôhnestooestse, Whistling Beaver
      Homa'e Ôhtse'hôtse, Afraid of Beavers
      Homa'e Ôhvo'komaestse, White Beaver
      Homa'êhesta, Beaver Heart (origin of Hart family name)
      Homa'eose, Beaver Claws
      Homa'keso, Little Beaver
      Homa'ke, Little Beaver
      Homa'oestaa'e, (woman's name)
      Honeonaxe, Loosebones
      Honêška'e, (woman's name)
      Hooema'hahe (?), Old Man Winter
      Hoo'kôhevenehe, Rain In the Face
      Hoo'kôhta'e, Corn Woman
      Hoomâhenâhkohe, Bear Robed
      Hoo'ôhta'e, Corn Woman
      Hotameamêške (?), Greasy Dog
      Hotameheve, (man's name)
      Hotamematse, Dog Chips
      Hotoaamêhne'e, Buffalo Walks Woman
      Hotoa'e, Buffalo
      Hotoa'e Ôhnotama'ee'êstse, North Facing Buffalo
      Hotoa'e Ôxhaa'eho'oesêstse, High Bull
      Hotoahe'e, Bull Woman
      Hotoa'hehe, Buffalo Woman
      Hotoahemahkâse, Buffalo Chips
      Hotoahe'pe, Buffalo Rib
      Hotoahetone, Bull Thigh
      Hotoamaase, Buffalo Chips
      Hotoama'heo'o, Medicine Bull
      Hotoame'ehne, Buffalo Appearing (a name?)
      Hotoame'hahtse, Bull Beard
      Hotoamo'e, Bull Elk
      Hotoanâhkohe, Bull Bear
      Hotoanamose, Bull Lefthand
      Hotoanamosêstse, Bull Lefthand
      Hotoanestoohe, Bull Howling
      Hotoa'ôhma'aestse, Red Bull
      Hotoa'ôhma'haetâtse, Big Buffalo
      Hotoa'ôhme'ehnêstse, Bull Comes Out
      Hotoa'ôhnee'êstse, Standing Bull
      Hotoa'ôhnešese, Two Bulls
      Hotoa'ôhpevaestse, Good Buffalo
      Hotoa'ôhtšêhe'kêstaestse, Short Bull
      Hotoa'ôhtseve'hâtse, Bull Flies About
      Hotoa'ôhtsevehnêstse, Bull Moving About
      Hotoa'ôhvo'komaestse, White Bull
      Hotoa'ôxhaa'êstaestse, Tall Bull
      Hotoa'ôxhoo'êstse, Sitting Bull
      Hotoaso, Little Buffalo
      Hotoava'ohe, Bulltail
      Hotoave'ahe, Traveling Bull (?)
      Hotoave'kese ?, Bull Bird
      Hotoaveno'hoo'ôtse, Bull Stomach
      Hotoavêsehe, Buffalo Horn
      Hotoavetanove, Bull Tongue
      Hotoavo'heese, Baldfaced Bull
      Hotoavohtane, Bull Skin
      Hotoavoomahe, Bull Robe
      Hotoavooo'e (Hotoavooohe?), Bull Hump; Buffalo Hump
      Hotoeše, Lying In Shade Under a Tree (a name?)
      Hotohke, Star
      Hotohke'e, Star Woman
      Hotohke'he'e, Star Woman
      Hotohkenestoohe, Howling Star
      Hotohkeo'o Ôhna'hese, Three Stars
      Hotohketana'ôtse, Falling Star
      Hotohkôhma'aestse, Red Star
      Hotohpêheeva'e, Buffalo Rope Woman
      Hotomanee'e, Standing In Lodge Woman
      Hotomo'ome, (woman's name)
      Hotomo'omehe'e, (woman's name)
      Hotoomee'e, Shelter Woman
      Hotoomeeso, Little Shelter
      Hotse'oso, Little Worker
      Hovaheso, Little Animal
      Hoveo'ke'hâtse, Flies In the Shade
      Hove'še, Snipe; Whippoorwill
      Hove'xa'e, Snipe Woman; Whippoorwill Woman
      Hoxeeseehe, Bandaged Nose
      Hoxovena'hane, Kills Across
      Hoxovena'hane'e, Kills Across Woman
      Hoxovôho'e, Bridge
      Ka'e, (woman's name or nickname)
      Ka'ee'êse, Pug Nose
      Ka'êho'ohomo'e, Short Sioux
      Ka'êškone Ôhvehonevêstse, Chief Child
      Ka'êškoneveho, Child Chief; Littlechief
      Ka'êstaestse, Short
      Ka'êstâhe'hehe, Short Woman
      Ka'eve'ho'e, Short Whiteman
      Ka'evêsehe, Stump Horn
      Kâhe'oo'e, Short Pipe Woman
      Kâheoeso, Tired Standing
      Kahkoemesta, Flat Belly
      Kahkoene'e, Flat Faced Woman
      Kâho'heso, (?)
      Ka'kêsoohtsêstse, Short Tree
      Ka'kêstaestse, Short
      Kamâhta'sooma, Short Shadow ?
      Kamâxeha'e, Stick Woman
      Kamâxeveohtahe, Wooden Leg (origin of Woodenlegs)
      Kamâxevêšeo'o, Wooden Thigh
      Kavahtse, Drooping Mouth
      Kaveesene'e (?), Purse Woman
      Kavôhe'o, Limberhand
      Kêhaene'e, Squint Eye Woman
      Kêhaenehe, Squint Eye
      Ke'kasôhnee'êstse, Standing Plume
      Keme'ehne, Coyote Appearing ?
      Ketaa'e, (woman's name; Small Woman ??)
      Kôhenaa'e'e, Bear Doctor Woman
      Kôhenone'e, Bear Sings Woman
      Kôheoso, (woman's name)
      Koeha'e, Flat Hat Woman
      Koesene'e, Tiny Face Woman
      Ko'a'e, (woman's name)
      Ko'ana, (man's name)
      Ko'emaese, Instep-sinew ?
      Ko'emeta, Marble (?)
      Ko'êstse, Dud; Misfire
      Ko'konôho'e'hehe (?), Woodpecker Woman
      Komaestse White, (short for Vo'komaestse)
      Komeha'e, Coyote Woman (shortened from O'koméha'e)
      Komenâhe'e, Pure Woman (?)
      Kona'e, ? (man's name)
      Kona'hehe, (?)
      Konoo'e, (woman's name)
      Koomâhe'e, Chaste Woman
      Koomeoo'e, Standing Motionless
      Ko'ometa, (man's name)
      Koomôhomo'he, Chastity Dancer
      Kopehe, (man's name)
      Koovenehe, Wet Face (shortened from He'koovenehe)
      Kosa, Sheep
      Kôsaeso, Lamb
      Kósaneso, (man's name)
      Kovaahe, Youngman
      
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