Cheyenne Meaning
What does Cheyenne mean?
The meaning of Cheyenne is "people of a different speech".
Cheyenne is used as both a boys and girls name.
It consists of 8 letters and 2 syllables and is pronounced Shy-ann.
The Given Name Cheyenne
The Cheyenne people are a plains tribe who originally lived near the Great Lakes and later settled in North and South Dakota. They call themselves Tsistsistas meaning "beautiful people". It was the Sioux who named them Cheyenne meaning "people of a different speech", because they did not understand the Algonquian language which they spoke.
Cheyenne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Wyoming.
Some famous bearers of this name include: Cheyenne McCray.
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Cheyenne Popularity
In contrast, the year before it ranked 429 in baby name popularity for girls with 739 occurrences. It ranked 8,974 in baby name popularity for boys with 8 occurrences.
View the Cheyenne Name Popularity Page to see how the popularity trend for Cheyenne has changed since 1880, or to compare the popularity of Cheyenne to other names.
Cheyenne Related Names
Variants of the name Cheyenne include Cheyane, Cheyann, Cheyanna, Cheyanne, Cheye, Cheyeana, Cheyeanne, Chiana, Chianna, Shyan, Shyann, Shyanne.
Famous Cheyennes
- Cheyenne McCray ~ Writer
Cheyenne Numerology
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Cheyenne Name Fun
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