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Santee

san-TEE

Letters

6

Syllables

2

Origin

Native American

Total Births

74

Peak Year

#13 in 1977

First Recorded

1965

Style

Earthy & Bohemian, Spiritual & Biblical

Spelling

Easy to spell

What It Means

Likely from the Santee tribe of Native Americans, meaning is generally tied to the area they inhabited and is of unknown translation.

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Numerology

4

The Builder

Stable, disciplined, and hardworking. Names at 4 convey groundedness and reliability.

Famous Namesakes

  • Santee Archie

    Native American actor, stuntman, activist

Nicknames

Personality Traits

BraveIndependentResilientSpiritual

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