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GirlNative American (Lakota, Navajo, Ojibwe and others)

Giiwedinokwe

From Ojibwe giiwedin, "north", and ikwe, "woman": "woman of the north".

Meaning and origin

Giiwedinokwe sets the Ojibwe words for north and woman side by side, the same building method behind names such as Anangikwe.

How to pronounce Giiwedinokwe

English (US)gee-WEH-din-oh-kway /ɡiːˈwɛdɪnoʊkweɪ/

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