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,Tacky,Truth,Tireless,Doubting Thomas,Talkative,Testy

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

K: Kundalini,Karate,Karma,Kind

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

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

I: Intimate,Indulgence,Involved

O: Organized,Obsolete,Ostentatious,Obstinate,Obsessive

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

W: Wishful,Wonderment,Willful,Wonderful,Wild

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)