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Nokomis

noh-KOH-mis

Letters

7

Syllables

3

Origin

Native American

Total Births

60

Peak Year

#10 in 1999

First Recorded

1916

Style

Nature-Inspired, Earthy & Bohemian

Spelling

Moderate spelling

What It Means

A name of Ojibwe (Native American) origin meaning 'grandmother'. It carries a sense of ancestral wisdom and nurturing.

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Numerology

9

The Idealist

Compassionate, humanitarian, and visionary. Names vibrating at 9 carry universal love.

Famous Namesakes

  • Nokomis

    Character in Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's The Song of Hiawatha.

Nicknames

Personality Traits

WiseNurturingPatientConnected to nature

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