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UnisexNative American

Sequoyah

si-KWOH-yuh

Popularity

#14948

rising

Letters

8

Syllables

4

Origin

Native American

Total Births

671

Peak Year

#35 in 1999

First Recorded

1919

Style

Earthy & Bohemian

Spelling

Tricky to spell

What It Means

Named after the Cherokee scholar who created the Cherokee syllabary.

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Numerology

1

The Leader

Independent, ambitious, and original. Names with this number carry pioneering energy.

Famous Namesakes

  • Sequoyah

    Cherokee scholar and inventor

Nicknames

Personality Traits

IntelligentCreativeRespectedWise

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