Sequoia - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's and girl's name Sequoia \s(e)-quoia\ is pronounced seh-KWOY-ah. It is of cherokee origin, and its meaning is "sparrow". Tree name: the giant redwood tree named for a Cherokee Indian of the early 19th century who invented a system for writing down the Cherokee language.

Sequoia has 6 variant forms: Sacoya, Secoya, Saquoia, Saquoya, Sequoya and Sequoyia.

Baby names that sound like Sequoia are Sukie, Sachi, Sacha, Skie, Soki, Sukey, Suky, Sukee, Sokie and Zakia.

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