Cherokee - Name Meaning and Origin

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.