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

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

K: Kundalini,Karate,Karma,Kind

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

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

I: Intimate,Indulgence,Involved

O: Organized,Ostentatious,Obsessive,Obsolete,Obstinate

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

W: Wishful,Willful,Wonderment,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)