Maquinna name - Meaning of Maquinna

Maquinna name - Meaning of Maquinna

Gender

Masculine

Lucky Number

9

Usage

Native American, Nuu-chah-nulth

Pronounced

mah-KEEN-ah

Maquinna Meaning

Meaning unknown, of Nuu-chah-nulth (also known as Nootka) origin. This was the name of a late 18th-century chief of the Mowachaht. Maquinna originates in Native American languages and its meaning is unclear. This was the name of the chief of the Nuuchah-nulth people of Nootka Sound on the Pacific Coast in the 18th century. These people now reside in British Columbia, Canada, and are known as the Mowachaht. As a masculine given name, Maquinna is very rare in the United States these days.

Maquinna Related Names
Variants: Muquinna, Macuina, Maquilla