Dakota
[dəˈkoʊtə]Meaning
from the name of the Native American people of the northern Mississippi Valley; the tribal name means "allies, friends" in the Dakota language
Background Story
Dakota comes from the name of the Native American people of the northern Mississippi Valley, or from the two American states named for them, North and South Dakota. The tribal name means "allies, friends" in the Dakota language. It was rare as an American given name before 1975, grew in popularity for boys in the mid-1980s, and is now more common as a feminine name. Finnish Dakota is derived from the English name.
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