Western Baby Names

Western baby names inspired by frontier legends, cowboys, and the wide-open plains.

Showing 1–34 of 34 names

English diminutive of Anne

grace, favor

Native American (Zuni, Spanish)

enemy

Firm, strong, solid, enduring

beautiful

English, Germanic

resolute protector, helmet, will

English diminutive of William

resolute protector, desire protection

Bright fame

English surname, from Old French 'bon'

good, a blessing

Scottish, Irish

Son of the marsh dwellers; bog settlement

Cherokee language

people of a different speech

Speakers of an unintelligible language

People of the flattened head

settlement on a hill

Old English, Greek

Swarthy, coal-black; victory of the people

Indigenous American (Uto-Aztecan, Shoshonean)

Enemy, or 'anyone who wants to fight me all the time'

a large, black bird

from the valley town

Hebrew, via English

beloved

English, from Latin

doctor, learned man

Germanic, English

universal, truth

free, or from the Franks (a Germanic tribe)

Hebrew, English

laughter

Hebrew (Christian adoption)

Meaning 'supplanter'.

Gift, or God's gift; wealthy

Kiowa (Native American)

Principal people

English (diminutive of Christopher or Katherine), or English (word name)

bearer of Christ, pure, or fox cub

sea-born, sea-dweller, sea circle

Native American (Diné)

Cultivated fields; also refers to the Diné people

Native American (Algonquian)

At the falls; refers to the location of the tribe's capital

To listen, to observe, to explore

God is gracious

Native American (Dakota/Lakota)

Little snakes

Staff bearer, flourishing, or green twig

brave in war, war strength

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