Cheyenne names, Page 3


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      Oestone'e, Sacrifice Woman
      Oevemana, Scabby
      Oevemo'êsa'e, Scabby Calf
      Ôhme'ehnêstse (?), Comes In Sight
      Ôhmesêhe'e, Northern Cheyenne Woman; Northern Eater Woman
      Ôhnehovaestse, Stand
      Ôhnêševaestse, Swift
      Ôhneševotonôtse, Two Tailfeathers
      Ôhtame'haooestse, Flying
      Ôhtamevonehnêstse, Crawler
      Ôhtane'emaxêstse, Shot At (shortened to Tane'emaxêstse)
      Ôhtooveotse, Shaker
      Ôhtseemêhe'e, (woman's name)
      Ôhtsevatoehne'e, Dusty Walking Woman
      Ôhvo'komaestse, White
      Okohke Ôhnee'êstse, Crow Stands
      Okohke Ôhvo'omaestse, White Crow
      Okôhkêho'esta, Fire Crow
      Okôhkemeseestse, Crow Eater
      Okôhkeo'ôhnešese, Two Crows
      Okôhkeso (?), Little Crow
      Okôhkeveho, Crow Chief
      Okôhkevo'omaestse, White Crow
      Okôhkevoo'xenehe, Crow Roman Nose
      O'he'ke, Creek
      O'kenêstse, One Eye
      O'kome, Coyote
      O'komeeho'esta, Fire Wolf 
      O'komeeotse, Coyote Smells
      O'komeha'e, Coyote Woman (shortened to Komeha'e)
      O'komehemâhtovoo'ôtse, Coyote Ear
      O'komeheso, Little Coyote
      O'komôhnee'êstse, Coyote Standing
      O'komôhno'kaestse, Lone Coyote
      O'komôhtamehnêstse, Coyote Walking
      O'komôhtameohtse, Coyote Walking
      O'komôhtameohtsêstse, Traveling Coyote
      O'komôhvo'komaestse, White Coyote
      O'komôhvotonevêstse, Coyote Tailfeathers
      O'komôxhaahketa, Little Coyote (origin of Littlewolf)
      O'xeesehe, Cut Nose
      O'xenahkohe, Half Bear
      Oneahtahe, Deafy
      Oneahtâheso (?), Little Deafy
      Oneha'e, Ponca Woman
      One'seomeonone, Real Ree
      Onone'e, Ree Woman
      Ononevoo'xenehe, Ree Roman Nose
      Oo'enahkohe, Hairless Bear
      Oo'êstseahe, Shaved Head, Baldy
      Oo'kaxe, Cut Hairless
      Oo'kemanôhova'e, Bare Medicine Woman ?
      Oo'koenoohe, Looks Bare
      Oo'xetoo'o, Broken Bowl
      Ôssôsoa'xêstse, Plunging Into the Enemy
      Ota'tavaestse, Blue
      Ota'taveaenohe, Blue Hawk
      Ota'taveenova'e, Blue Feather Woman; Blue Tepee Woman (?)
      Otseeme, Brave Woman (?) (or is this a man's name?)
      Otseemêhe'e, Brave Woman (?)
      Otseemeoo'e, Brave (?) Standing Woman
      Otseohtse'e, Going for Provisions Woman
      Otsestaoo'o, (woman's name)
      Otseve'êha'e, (woman's name)
      Otseveoo'e, ____ ? Standing Woman
      Otsevohto, Leggings
      Ova'hehe, (woman's name)
      Ovahemaese, Magical Chips
      Ovama'haahe, (man's name; also pronounced Ovama'hahe)
      Ôxhatavêseve'hamêstse, (His) Bad Horse
      Ôxhavêsevenêheto'anêstse, Bad Talker
      Ôxhevo'otanêstse, Wearing Choker
      Ôxhoe'haooestse, Flying Out
      Ôxhootoo'ôtse, Looks Behind
      Pa'ahtse, Lump Mouth
      Pa'ee'êse, Lump Nose
      Pa'eesa'e, Lump Nose Woman
      Pa'êhane'e, Knobbed Neck
      Pa'e'ohko, Knob Pipe
      Paeta, Ash Man
      Paevenehe, Powder Face
      Pâhahne'hehe, ___ Woman
      Pahkeehe, Ashes (?)
      Pahketa, Little Bear
      Pâhoevotona'e, Attached Feathers Woman
      Pa'kêhahtahe, Knobbed Foot
      Papêheehe, Limp Nose
      Paveameohtse, Walks Nice
      Paveena'e, Good Feathers Woman
      Pavêha'e, Good Woman
      Pave'hahe (?), Good Voice
      Paveme'ehne, Appearing Good
      Paveme'ehnêstse, Appearing Good
      Pavemeona'e, Good Road Woman
      Pavena'hane'e, Kills Nice Woman
      Paveve'keso, Pretty Bird
      Pavoohanea'e (?), Pretty Moccasin Woman
      Pavooma'e, Good Robe Woman
      Pavoomâtse, Good Robe
      Pe'a'e, Disorderly Woman
      Pe'ee'êse, Big Nose
      Peekaa'e, Piegan Woman
      Pehpe'e, Curly
      Pe'ova'eta, Jagged Rock; Bumpy Rock
      Pe'pe'a'e, Disorderly Woman
      Pe'pe'ova'eta, Jagged Rock; Bumpy Rock
      Penôheo'o, Wheat; Flour
      Pevanestoohe, Sings Good
      Pevêstseve'hâtse, Flies Around Good
      Poevonae'hehe, Navajo Woman
      Po'enomahe, Lost Leg
      Po'eta, Gray
      Po'êxao'o, Gray Skunk
      Ponevone, Bang
      Ponôhene, Drummer
      Poo'heeno, (man's name)
      Sasoo'ôhne'e, (woman's name)
      Se'henôhkevoestaa'e, Eyes Darting Around White Buffalo Calf Woman 
      Se'ôhtâhonoo'o, Roasted In
      Se'tovaotse, Smoke Appears; Smokey (Alternate pronunciation: So'tovaotse)
      Senaka, (man's name)
      Seoneohtse, Wandering Around
      Seoneohtse'e, Wandering Around Woman
      Seota'e, Ghost Woman
      Setovena'hane'e, Center Kills
      Soena'hane'e, Kills Through the Enemy Woman
      Soeohtse, Going Through (?)
      So'aaheva'e, (woman's name)
      So'taa'e, Suhtai person
      So'taa'êhehe, Suhtai Woman
      Sosêskeameohtsehe'e, Slimwalking Woman
      Sosôhkevata, Slender Youngbird
      Šeheso, Little Snowbird (Little Wren?)
      Še'šêškema, Wart
      Šestoto'a'e, Pine Woman
      Šestoto'e, Pine
      Ševone'e, (woman's name)
      Šexo'ohtse'e, Scraping _____ (?) Woman
      Taa'evâho'nehe (?), Night Wolf
      Taa'evâho'ne'e, Night Stepper
      Taa'evâhoo'êstse, Night Sitting
      Taa'evâhtamehnêstse, Night Walker
      Taa'evanahkohe, Night Bear
      Taa'eveameohtse, Nightwalker
      Taa'evena'hane, Killsnight
      Taa'evena'hane'e, Killsnight Woman
      Taa'eveohtse'e, Nightwalking Woman
      Taaxeme, Wallowing
      Taaxemeoo'e, Wallowing Woman
      Ta'e'haohtsêstse, Flies Out of Sight
      Tâhovo'eoo'e, Wrapped In a Blanket Woman
      Tâhpe'âsehe, Big Belly
      Tahpe'ee'êse, Big Nose
      Tahpeta, Big (a nickname)
      Tahtaamêhe'e, Plain View Woman; Clear Walker
      Tahtaenotovahe, Killdeer
      Tahtanoma'o'e, Smooth Ground
      Tameesa'e, Cut Nose Woman
      Tane'emaxêstse, Shot At (shortened from Ôhtane'emaxêstse)
      Tanoohtse'e, Left Behind Woman (?)
      Ta'ovene'e, Frowning Woman
      Taveenova'e, Blue Feather Woman 
      Taxena'hane, Kills On Top
      Taxena'hane'e, Kills On Top Woman
      Toestôhene, Stringing Beads
      Toestôhene'e, Stringing Beads Woman
      Tôhevene, (?)
      Tohtonoma'o'e, Flat Ground
      Tohtoo'a'e, Prairie Woman
      Tohtoo'eve'keso, Prairie Bird
      To'êstonene'hehe, Long Teeth Woman
      To'kêseohta'e, Short Legs Woman
      To'kêseohtahe, Short Legs
      To'tonohe, Braided
      Tomôsenehe, Erect Face
      Tomôsevêsehe, Erect Horns
      Toohe'e, (woman's name)
      Toohne'e, Holding Woman
      Tooveohtse'e, Folded Woman
      Tooveotse, Folded (Shaking Off ?)
      Totšêške'ematsenehe, Squint Eyes
      Tovo'âhtsenave'ho'e, Harelip Whiteman
      Tovôhkeso, Swiftfox
      Tovoohne'e, (woman's name)
      Tseahe, Head
      Tseenaoo'e, __ Feathers Woman
      Tsêhe'êsta'ehe, Long Hair
      Tsêhe'êstonehe, Long String ?
      Tsêhe'êstoo'onahe, Long Jaw
      Tsêhe'ho'ohomo'e (?), Long Sioux
      Tšêhešêhaseo'o, Match
      Tsêhesêhe'e, Cheyenne Woman
      Tsêheseme'êško'e, Mexican Cheyenne
      Tšêške'ahtse (?), Little Mouth
      Tšêške'eo'he'e, Little Creek
      Tšêške'ovo'ehne, Robe Too Small
      Tšêšketahe, Small
      Tsevatoehne'e, Dusty Walking woman
      Vahkotse'e, Little Noisy Walking Woman
      Va'kôhe'hamehe, Bobtail Horse
      Va'kôheso, Little Bobtail
      Vanâheoeso, Little Sage
      Vanâheoeve, Sage
      Vanâheo'o, Sage Woman
      Vano'emeona'e, Sagebrush Road Woman
      Vehoeso, Little Chief (origin of King)
      Vehona'e, Chief Woman
      Vehoneme'ehnêstse, Chief Appearing
      Vehoneme'êško'e, Mexican Chief
      Vehoneme'ko (?, Head Chief
      Vehonemonahtsêstse, Chief Young Wolf
      Vehonena'hane'e, Chief Kills Woman
      Vehonêse'hasene, Chief Sopping
      Vehpâhoo'ôtse, Hollow Wood
      Ve'eenêhe'e, Sweet Woman
      Ve'ese, Bird
      Ve'ho'a'e, White Woman
      Ve'ho'e, Whiteman
      Ve'ho'e Ôxhaa'êstaestse, Tall Whiteman
      Ve'ho'enôhnehe, Lame Whiteman
      Ve'ho'eo'kenehe, One Eyed Whiteman
      Ve'ho'evo'ha, American Horse
      Ve'ho'evo'hame (?), American Horse(s?)
      Ve'ho'ka'e, Little White Woman
      Ve'ho'ke, Little Whiteman
      Ve'ho'keso, Little Whiteman
      Ve'ho'keva'e, White Woman
      Ve'ho'kôhtse, Sweetgrass
      Ve'ho'kôhtseso, Little Sweetgrass
      Ve'ho'ôxhaa'êstaestse, Tall Whiteman
      Ve'kêseha'e, Bird Woman
      Ve'kêsehema'evo, Bird Nose
      Ve'kêsehemeo'o, Bird Trail
      Ve'kêsehenâhkohe, Bird Bear
      Ve'kêseheveho, Bird Chief
      Ve'kêseo'ôhnešese, Two Birds
      Ve'kêseo'ôxhaestôxese, Heap Of Birds
      Ve'keso Ôxheovaestse, Yellow Bird
      Ve'kesôhma'heonevêstse, Medicine Bird
      Ve'kesôhnêševe'haooestse, Bird Flies Fast
      Ve'kesôhnestooestse, Howling Bird
      Ve'kesôhnestoohe, Howling Bird
      Ve'kesôhno'kaestse, One Bird
      Ve'kesôhtameohtsêstse, Walking Bird
      Ve'kesôhtohaa'êstse, Rising Bird
      Ve'kesôhvehonevêstse, Bird Chief
      Ve'kesôhvo'komaestse, White Bird
      Ve'kêsôxhaahketa, Little Bird
      Ve'kesôxheovaestse, Yellow Bird
      Ve'ôhke'hehe, Bitter Woman
      Ve'otse'e, Warpath Woman
      Ve'otsena'hane'e, Warpath Kills Woman
      Ve'otsenâhkohe, Warpath Bear
      Ve'sêheeva'e, Fine Haired Woman
      Veno'hoo'ôtse, Paunch
      Vestoo'e, Sitting With
      Voaheso, Little Animal
      Voaheva'e, Separated Woman
      Voaxaa'e Nestoohe, Screaming Eagle
      Voaxaa'ema'heona'e, Bald Eagle Medicine Woman
      Voaxaa'emeona'e, Eagle Road Woman
      Voaxaa'ôhnestooestse, Screaming Eagle
      Voaxaa'ôhvo'komaestse, White Eagle
      Voe'ameohtseva'e, First Walking Woman
      Voeheva'e, Does First Woman
      Voeme'ehne, First Appearing
      Voena'hane'e, First Kills Woman
      Voestaa'e, White Buffalo Calf Woman; White Cow
      Voestaehneva'e (?), White Buffalo Woman
      Voestaeme'e, (woman's name)
      Voestaeso, Little White Buffalo Calf
      Voestâhmo'ôhtavaestse, Black Crane
      Voestanêstseva'e, (woman's name)
      Voestanoehne'e, Bears White Buffalo Calf Woman
      Voestaoheoeva'e, Healing Rock Woman
      Voestaso, Little Crane
      Voestâsoemeona'e, Crane Road Woman
      Voestâsoenâhkohe, Eagle Bear
      Voestâsoeve, Crane
      Voestasôhnestoohe (?), Howling Crane
      Voešêhe'e, Happy Woman
      Voešemeona'e, Happy Road Woman
      Vôhe'so, Nest
      Vohkaestse, Bent
      Vohkâhe'he'e, Bent Woman
      Vohkee'êse, Crooked Nose
      Vohkeesa'e, Crooked Nose Woman
      Vohkeohta'hehe, Crooked Leg Woman
      Vohkeosa'e, Crooked Finger Woman
      Vohkêseeheva'xe, Fox Tail
      Vohkoohe, Rabbit
      Vohkoohe Ôhvovo'haestse, Spotted Rabbit
      Vohko'xenehe, Roman Nose
      Vohpâheso, Little Gray Man; Little Light Man
      Vohpâhtsena'hehe, White Mouth Woman
      Vohpa'e'e, Whitehaired Woman; Grayhaired Woman
      Vohpeaenohe, White Hawk
      Vohpe'exanehe, White Eyes
      Vohpe'hame'e, White Horse Woman
      Vohpemehe'e, White Buffalo Woman; White Cow Woman
      Vohpemestaa'e (?), White Owl
      Vohpenahkohe, White Bear
      Vohpenonoma'e, White Thunder
      Vohpeoonâhe'e, White Frog
      Vohpe'xoenehe, Gray Face
      Vohpo'hame, White Horse
      Vohpoma'ôhtse (?), White Dirt
      Vohponeo'koesta'e, White Skirt
      Vohpoohe, White Mist
      Vohpoohevâtse, White Claw; White Nail (origin of Whiteshield)
      Vohtane, Skin
      Vôhtase, Fat; Leaflard ?
      Vôhtseta'e, Scraped Off Flesh Woman (?)
      Vo'aa'e, Antelope
      Vo'aa'ôhmese'aestse, Antelope Bowels Moving
      Vo'aa'ôhnestoohe, Howling Antelope
      Vo'aa'ôhnohne'aestse, Lame Antelope
      Vo'aehevôtse, Antelope Buckskin
      Vo'êstanenâhkohe, Person Bear
      Vo'evâhtamehnêstse, Walking On Clouds
      Vo'evâhtoešêstse, Alights On the Cloud
      Vo'eveho, Cloud Chief
      Vo'heesehe, Bald Face
      Vo'ho'kase, Light
      Vo'kaa'e, Antelope
      Vo'kaa'e Ôhma'aestse, Red Antelope
      Vo'kaa'e Ôhno'kaestse, Lone Antelope
      Vo'kaa'e Ôhtamemeoestse, Running Antelope
      Vo'kaa'e Ôhvo'komaestse, White Antelope
      Vo'kaa'e Ôhvovo'haestse, Spotted Antelope
      Vo'kaeheso, Little Antelope
      Vo'keme, Old Man Winter
      Vo'komeeše'he, White Moon
      Vo'komene'e, White Faced Woman
      Vo'ôhma'o, Red Cloud
      Vo'ome'hahe, White Voice
      Vo'omêheva'se, White Tail
      Vo'omene'e, White Faced Woman
      Vonâhe'e, Ceremonial Woman; Medicine Bundle Woman
      Vonâhe'kâse'hehe, Ceremonial Woman
      Vonêstahavo'nehe, Lost Heart Wolf
      Vonêstseahe, No Brains
      Voohe Ameohtseva'e ?, Rabbit Walks Woman
      Voohe Ôhtameohtsêstse, Walking Rabbit
      Vooheheva'e, Morning Star Woman
      Vooheheve, Morning Star
      Voohemeo'o, Morning Star Road
      Voo'kooma, Redheaded Woodpecker
      Vo'omepaa'e, White Ashes
      Voonâhtooestse, Howls All Night
      Voonêstahavo'nehe, Lost Heart Wolf
      Voo'xenehe, Roman Nose
      Vosôhtaxe, Hollow Breast
      Votona'e, Tailfeathers Woman
      Votoneso, Little Feathers
      Votoneve'hamehe, Winged Horses Owner
      Votseno'hova, Issues
      Vovoee'hâtse, Flies First
      Vovoehnêstse, Walksfirst
      Vovoehoehne'e, Comes Out First Woman
      Vovôtse, Egg
      Vovotseso, Little Egg
      Xaeha'e, Weasel Woman
      Xaehenâhkohe, Weasel Bear
      Xaoemehe'e, Skunk Smell Woman
      Xaohkeso, Little Skunk
      Xomoo'e, Spear Woman
      

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