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maleCherokee - Name Meaning and Origin


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The boy's name Cherokee \ch(e)-ro-kee\ is pronounced CHARE-oh-kee. It is of Native American Indian origin, and its meaning is "people of a different speech". The name of one of the largest Native American tribes, used as a given name. The Cherokee originally lived in the southeastern US. They were farmers, and one of the first tribes to produce a written language.

A baby name that sounds like Cherokee is Shiriki. Another similar baby name is Cheroot.

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

United States Top 1000 rankings for: Cherokee
Canada (BC), England and Wales, Ireland, Scotland, Sweden, Australia (NSW) Top 100 rankings for: Cherokee

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