Seneca - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's and girl's name Seneca \s(e)-ne-ca\ is of Native American Indian origin. The Seneca tribe of Iroquois lived in the Finger Lakes area of Western New York state. A lake, river, and town were named after them. Seneca was also the name of a prominent Roman philosopher who was tutor to the emperor Nero.

Seneca has 3 variant forms: Senecca, Seneka and Senneca.

Baby names that sound like Seneca are Senga and Sancha.

Seneca is a very rare female first name and a popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the girl's name Seneca. Click here to compare Seneca with related baby names.