Tekahionwake

Gender
Female (Feminine | Girl)
Usage/Origins
Meaning
Tekahionwake means "double wampum" or "two rows of polished shells strung together" in the Mohawk language. It is also used as a symbolic name for a person who is a gifted orator.
Pronunciation
dageh-eeon-wageh
teh-ka-HEE-own-wake
Popularity
Tekahionwake is not a commonly used name outside of Indigenous communities.

cartoon of the name Tekahionwake
Cartoon of Tekahionwake

Tekahionwake Name meanings & History

Native American (Mohawk). Tekahionwake means "double wampum" or "two rows of polished shells strung together" in the Mohawk language. It is also used as a symbolic name for a person who is a gifted orator. Means "Double life". This is the Mohawk name of Canadian writer and performer Pauline Johnson (1861-1913). Tekahionwake is a rare and unique name, often used to honor Mohawk heritage and culture.

Zodiac Sign of Tekahionwake: Truth Sagittarius,Doubting Thomas Pisces

Synonyms of Tekahionwake:

T: Touchy,Talkative,Testy,Doubting Thomas,Tireless,Truth,Tacky

E: Expressive,Entertain,Enliven,Environment,Exaggerate,Enlighten

K: Karma,Kundalini,Kind,Karate

A: Aggressive,Assertive,Angry,Ambitious,Argumentative,Action

H: Heart's Desire,Hyper,Haggle,Hope,Hobnobbing

I: Involved,Intimate,Indulgence

O: Organized,Obsolete,Obsessive,Obstinate,Ostentatious

N: Nitpicking,Nagging,Neurosis,Nice,Neat,Nervous,Nutrition

W: Wild,Wonderful,Wishful,Wonderment,Willful

Tekahionwake is:

  • a Common name
  • a Delicate name
  • a Informal name
  • a Natural name
  • a Wholesome name

Famous People

The most famous Tekahionwake was E. Pauline Johnson, the Mohawk poet and performer.

2.) TEKAHIONWAKE (Female)

Usage: Native American

Meanings: Double wampum. Mohawk. Tekahionwake was the native name of Canadian poet Emily Pauline Johnson (1861-1913), the daughter of Mohawk Chief Henry Martin Johnson and Emily S. Howells, an Englishwoman. (TEH-KAH-HI-ON-WAH-KEH)