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Names that mean chief

Naming your baby can be a difficult task. The meaning behind the name you choose will give them clues about who they are, and it's important to find one that fits. The following list will provide you with some great options that have the word Chief in their meaning.

Boy names that mean Chief

AaghaTurkish — "The word means Someone in control over something, lord, chief"AdheashHindi — "Ruler, Chief"AditsaiiNorth American Indian — "One who hears and understands Navajo. The name was borne by the great tribal chairman Henry Chee Dodge 1860-1947. He was appointed tribal chief in 1884, and in 1923 became the first chairman of the Navajo Tribal Council"AhasuerusBiblical — "Prince, head, chief"AkalHindi — "Timeless; Chief of a Tribe; Supreme Being"AlibekTurkish — "A combination of Ali and the Turkish title Bek meaning ruler, chief or lord"AmmeerArabic — "Ruler, rich, chief"AmudArabic — "Support, Chieftain, Trustworthy Messenger"AnnawanNative American — "Variant of Annawon: Algonquin name meaning Chief."AnnawonNative American — "Algonquin name meaning Chief."ArbabArabic — "Leader, Masters, Chiefs, People in charge"ArminiusLatin — "Chief"ArmyniusLatin — "Chief"ArquimedesSpanish — "the Greek Archimedes, a compound name composed of the elements archi chief, first, head and medesthai to ponder, to meditate upon: hence, to first think about or meditate upon"ArystanbekTurkish — "The name is derived from Kazakh word arystan, which means lion and Turkish title beg, which means master or chief"AsahaveyNative American — "Bird Chief"AsgrimNorse — "In Njal's saga the chieftain of Tongue."AwalmirPashto — "Prime Chief"AzizbekTurkish — "Powerful chief"BakytbekTurkish — "Happy chief"BarkhanArabic — "Great leader, great chief"BashieArabic — "Chief Officer, Chief"BekarysTurkish — "The name is derived from the Turkish title Beg meaning chieftain, master and Kazakh word Arys, meaning foundation, support, framework"BozorgArabic — "Great, important, magnificent, chief"CadadocOld English — "Gift, Splendour|War chief."CaddaricEnglish — "Gift, Splendour|War chief."CadmaelWelsh — "War chief"CedricWelsh — "Gift, Splendour|War chief."CedrickWelsh — "Gift, Splendour|War chief."CedrikWelsh — "Gift, Splendour|War chief."CeredicOld English — "Gift, Splendour|War chief."ChaakmongwiArabic — "Crier chief"ChamberlainEnglish — "The chief officer of the noble's household"ChangaizArabic — "Great, Chief"ChatrapatiHindi — "The Chief; lord of the Umbrella"ChattermanArabic — "Ruler, Governor, One Who Has Authority Or Power, Chief"CidroSpanish — "Gift, Splendour|War chief."CinanWelsh — "Chief"CineneWelsh — "Chief"CininWelsh — "Chief"CinonWelsh — "Chief"CinynWelsh — "Chief"Conall CernachArabic — "Mythical Ulster chieftain"CynanWelsh — "Chief"CynbalWelsh — "Warrior chief."CynbelWelsh — "Warrior chief."CyndeyrnWelsh — "Head chief."CyninWelsh — "Chief"CynonWelsh — "Chief"CynynWelsh — "Chief"Dara ShikwaArabic — "Nobleman, Prince, Chief, Head"DasanNative American — "Bird-clan leader, Chief."DasonAmerican — "Bird-clan leader, Chief."DehqanArabic — "Farmer, head of a village, chief"DonavonIrish — "Brown-haired chieftain."EimamArabic — "Leader, chief"EimarIrish — "Individual, First|Warrior chief."EinarScandinavian — "Individual, First|Warrior chief."EjarNorse — "Individual, First|Warrior chief."FlosiNorse — "A chieftain."GeisaHungarian — "Chief"GeysaHungarian — "Chief"GhatreefUrdu — "The nation's chief"GriffWelsh — "Fighting chief, fierce. The fierce Gryphon of Greek mythology and medieval legend was a creature with foreparts of an eagle and hindquarters of a lion."GrosvenorFrench — "Great chief hunter."GudmundNorse — "Saga name (a chieftain)"GyantwakaNorth American Indian — "Iroquois name derived from gaiant-wa'ka by what one plants, the planter The name was borne by Cornplanter, a Seneca chief who sided with the British during the American Revolution and with the Americans during the War of 1812. The Cornplanter Reservation in Pennsylvania was named in his honor"HalawalArabic — "Head, Chief, Chieftain"HammamUrdu — "A great man, a chief, a hero"HankEnglish — "Head person, Chief. A form of Henry."HarinderIndian — "the Sanskrit Hari a name of Vishnu and Indra the name of the chief diety of the sky"HaveaPolynesian — "Chief"HersiNorse — "A chieftain."HersirNorse — "Saga name (a chieftain)"HiamoviNative American — "High chief."Iftikharus SadatUrdu — "Pride of the chiefs"ImaamMuslim — "Variant of Imam: Leader. Chief."InarNorse — "Individual, First|Warrior chief."IndrayanIndian — "Indra, the name of the chief deity of the sky and atmosphere The name is also that of a river"IppaknessNorth American Indian — "WAYHAYKEN Looking glass around neck Nez Perce. The name was borne by a Nez Perce chief who refused to settle on the reservation"IromagajaNorth American Indian — "the Siouan ite amarajuAit face raining. It was borne by a Hunkpapa Sioux chief who was one of the leading warriors in the Battle of the Little Bighorn"KaberArabic — "The nation's chief"KadmonitesArabic — "Ancients; chiefs"KahikilaniHawaiian — "The chiefs arrival"KaihauPolynesian — "Chief"KalanyHawaiian — "Heaven, Chief."KeddricEnglish — "Gift, splendour|War chief. A form of Cedrick."KeddrickEnglish — "Gift, splendour|War chief. A form of Cedrick."KeddrikEnglish — "Gift, splendour|War chief. A form of Cedrick."KeddrycEnglish — "Gift, splendour|War chief. A form of Cedrick."KeddryckEnglish — "Gift, splendour|War chief. A form of Cedrick."KedricEnglish — "Gift, splendour|War chief. A form of Cedrick."KedrickEnglish — "Gift, splendour|War chief. A form of Cedrick."KedrikEnglish — "Gift, splendour|War chief. A form of Cedrick."KedrycEnglish — "Gift, splendour|War chief. A form of Cedrick."KedryckEnglish — "Gift, splendour|War chief. A form of Cedrick."KedrykEnglish — "Gift, splendour|War chief. A form of Cedrick."KeliiHawaiian — "Chief"KendonGaelic — "Brave chieftain."KenmanIrish — "Royal ruler|Helmeted chief."KennadieIrish — "Royal ruler|Helmeted chief."KennadyIrish — "Royal ruler|Helmeted chief."KennardEnglish — "Royal ruler|Helmeted chief."KennedeyIrish — "Royal ruler|Helmeted chief."KennedieIrish — "Royal ruler|Helmeted chief."KentigemCeltic — "Chief"KhawliUrdu — "Foreman, chief"KimbalEnglish — "Vessel that is hollow|Warrior chief."KimbelEnglish — "Vessel that is hollow|Warrior chief."KimbeleEnglish — "Vessel that is hollow|Warrior chief."KimbellEnglish — "Vessel that is hollow|Warrior chief."KimweriAfrican — "Ruler. Chief. A Swahili name used in the East Africa region."KinanWelsh — "Chief"KincaidCeltic — "Battle chief."KincaideScottish — "Battle chief."KincaydScottish — "Battle chief."KincaydeScottish — "Battle chief."KymbalEnglish — "Vessel that is hollow|Warrior chief."KymbelEnglish — "Vessel that is hollow|Warrior chief."KymbeleEnglish — "Vessel that is hollow|Warrior chief."KymbellEnglish — "Vessel that is hollow|Warrior chief."KymbelleEnglish — "Warrior chief."KyncaidScottish — "Battle chief."KyncaydScottish — "Battle chief."KyncaydeScottish — "Battle chief."KynddiligWelsh — "Legend chief"LatuhilangiPolynesian — "Latu of the sky, chief of the sky"LesharoNative American — "Chief"MaasibArabic — "Masters, chiefs"MahaskaNorth American Indian — "mew-hushe-kaw white cloud. The name was borne by a distinguished Iowa chief. The town of White Cloud, Kansas, is named in his honor"MalloyIrish — "Noble chief"MalvanGaelic — "Armoured chief or ruler."MalvinIrish — "Armoured chief or ruler."MalvynEnglish — "Armoured chief or ruler."ManuiaHawaiian — "An ancient chief."MasoodanArabic — "One selected by A group of people to be their chief and leader"MedhajHindi — "Chief"MelGaelic — "Friend, Mill chief. The short form for names starting with "Mel"."MelvonEnglish — "Armoured chief or ruler."MolloyIrish — "Noble chief"MuamoholevaPolynesian — "The handsome chief"MulcahyIrish — "Battle chief"MuneshHindi — "With God, lord Buddha, Chief of army"MunishHindi — "With God, lord Buddha, Chief of army"NaganathHindi — "Snake, The king of serpents, A serpent chief"NagnathHindi — "Snake, The king of serpents, A serpent chief"NaikHindi — "A Chief; Leader"NantaiNative American — "Chief"NaqeebMuslim — "Variant of Naqib: Chief. Lawyer."NasheakushNorth American Indian — "Sauk name borne by a son of Chief Black Hawk and Asshewequa Singing Bird"NasomseeNorth American Indian — "Sauk name borne by a son of Chief Black Hawk and Asshewequa Singing Bird"NeelendraIndian — "Compound name composed of the ele-ments neel blue, sapphire blue and Indra, the name of the chief sky-god The name has the definition lord of the oceans"NinastokoNorth American Indian — "Mountain chief Blackfoot"OgimaNative American — "Chief"OhinAfrican — "Chief"OhynAfrican — "Chief"OkemosAfrican — "Little chief."PassaconawayNorth American Indian — "Pennacook name derived from pa- pisse-conwa bear cub The name was borne by an important Pennacook chief who was known as being a powerful medicine man and skillful military leader"PegalesharroNative American — "Man Chief"PenrithAnglo-Saxon — "From the chief river crossing."PenrythOld Welsh — "From the chief river crossing."PetalesharoNorth American Indian — "Man chief, chief of men. Pawnee. Petalesharo was the name of a chief known for putting a stop to the Sacrifice to the Morning Star"PlnchasHebrew — "the mouth of a snake, mouth of brass. It may also be derived from the Egyptian penechase Negro, dark-complexioned. The name is borne in the Bible by a grandson of Aaron, a high priest who became the chief adviser in the war with the Benjamites"PraveerHindi — "An excellent warrior, King, Chief, Brave"PraverIndian — "Chief"QaaidArabic — "Leader, chief"QadwaArabic — "Head, Chief"QarshiArabic — "Qureshi Chief"QutbuddinArabic — "Leader of the faith, chief of the faith, a leader among the Muslims"QutbullahArabic — "Leader in the service of God, chief in the service of God, a leader who serves God"RaeeUrdu — "Rich, Wealthy, Chief"RaheeshUrdu — "Leader, Chief, Rich"RaisArabic — "Leader, Chief"RakRussian — "Chief"RaseenArabic — "Lord, master, chief"RhesahGreek — "Chief"RorryIrish — "Red. Sixteenth-century rebel chief Rory O'More is celebrated in Irish poetry."RoshBiblical — "Chief"RosheHebrew — "Chief"SadrArabic — "Chest, breast, bosom, the hiehest part, the hieh-est peson, chief, suitable combination, Sadrud-deen"SakarissaNorth American Indian — "Spear dagger. Tuscarora. Sakarissa was the name of an important chief who worked tirelessly for his people. He was one of the founders of the Tuscarora •Congregational Church"SalaarUrdu — "Leader, Chief, Commander"SastaretsiNorth American Indian — "The rat Tionantati. Sastaretsi was a by-name of Chief Adario c. 1650-1701 of the Tionantati"SayyedArabic — "(Sayid) lord, master, chief, leader"SendidArabic — "Brave chief, forbearing master"SepahdarArabic — "Leader of the army, chief, king"SerkanTurkish — "Chief"ShaikhMuslim — "Head. Chieftain. Teacher."ShaykhMuslim — "Variant of Shaikh: Head. Chieftain. Teacher."ShilshahBiblical — "Three, chief, captain"SuedArabic — "Chief"TagheeNative American — "A chief"TejindraHindi — "Glorious Chief"TetenyHungarian — "A chieftain"ThaonawyutheNorth American Indian — "Chain breaker. Seneca. It was borne by an important chief known as Blacksnake 1760-1859. He is known for keeping the Seneca people united and for keeping their religion, Gaiwiio, alive in the critical and uneasy times following the American Revolution"ThayendanegeaNorth American Indian — "the Iroquois thay- endane-ke he places two bets The name was borne by a Mohawk chief who was also known as Joseph Brant 1742-1807. He supported the British during the American Revolution, an act that split the Iroquois League"TorynIrish — "Chief"TungaHindi — "Prominent, Erect, Chief, Strong"TyeeNative American — "A great chief"UlugbekTurkish — "Great chieftain"UpdevHindi — "A King, Chief"UzbakArabic — "Head, Chief, Chieftain, Chief of A Clan Or Tribe"VaristhHindi — "Best, Chief"VihoCzech — "Cheyenne name meaning ' chief.'"VijayendraIndian — "Compound name composed of the elements vijaya victory and Indra, the name of the chief god of the atmosphere, whose name denotes strength: hence, victorious Indra or strong victory"WabaunseeNorth American Indian — "Dawn of day, daybreak. Potawatomi. The name was borne by a Potawatomi chief after whom Wabaunsee County in Kansas is named. He is remembered for his fierceness and courage in battle"WlnnemuccaNorth American Indian — "Paiute name borne by a chief, known to Anglos as Captain Truckee, who guided Captain John Fremont across the mountains and into California The name is thought to be derived from a time when Fremont observed the chief wearing only one moccasin one muck"YaseenArabic — "Chief"YumaNative American — "Son of the chief."YumahNative American — "Son of the chief."ZaakherArabic — "Lord, master, chief"ZaalArabic — "Lord, master, chief"ZaeemArabic — "Prominent Personality, Leader, Chief, Kafeel, zaamin"ZaghlulArabic — "Lord, master, chief"ZahanatArabic — "Lord, master, chief"ZaleeqArabic — "Lord, master, chief"ZaraafatArabic — "Lord, master, chief"

Girl names that mean Chief

AilaniHawaiian — "High Chief"AldercyEnglish — "Chief"AmiraaArabic — "Leader, chief, commander"AsshewequaNorth American Indian — "Singing bird Sauk. The name was borne by the wife of Chief Black Hawk"CedricaEnglish — "Gift, Splendour; War chief. The feminine form of Cedric."CedricahOld English — "Gift, Splendour; War chief. The feminine form of Cedric."CedrycaOld English — "Gift, Splendour; War chief. The feminine form of Cedric."CedrycahOld English — "Gift, Splendour; War chief. The feminine form of Cedric."deenalHindi — "Sweet girl, Variant of donald great chief"deveshiHindi — "Goddess durga, Chief of the Goddess, devee"devishiHindi — "Goddess durga, Chief of the Goddess, devee"dinalHindi — "Sweet girl, Variant of donald great chief"divishaHindi — "Goddess durga, Chief of the Goddess, devee"IndraneeIndian — "Wife of Indra Indra is the name of the chief god of the sky and atmosphere"KeilaniHawaiian — "Glorious chief"KenadiaAmerican — "Chief"KendalaFrench — "She is the chief of the valley"KendalahFrench — "She is the chief of the valley"KendallaFrench — "She is the chief of the valley"KendallahFrench — "She is the chief of the valley"KendalleFrench — "She is the chief of the valley"KendelaFrench — "She is the chief of the valley"KendelahFrench — "She is the chief of the valley"KendelanEnglish — "She is the chief of the valley of light."KendelanaEnglish — "She is the chief of the valley of light."KendelanahEnglish — "She is the chief of the valley of light."KendelaneFrench — "She is the chief of the valley of light."KendeleFrench — "She is the chief of the valley"KendelinEnglish — "She is the chief of the valley of light."KendelinaEnglish — "She is the chief of the valley of light."KendelinahEnglish — "She is the chief of the valley of light."KendelineEnglish — "She is the chief of the valley of light."KendellaFrench — "She is the chief of the valley"KendellahFrench — "She is the chief of the valley"KendellanEnglish — "She is the chief of the valley of light."KendellanaEnglish — "She is the chief of the valley of light."KendellanahEnglish — "She is the chief of the valley of light."KendellaneEnglish — "She is the chief of the valley of light."KendelleFrench — "She is the chief of the valley"KendellynFrench — "She is the chief of the valley of light."KendellynaEnglish — "She is the chief of the valley of light."KendellynahEnglish — "She is the chief of the valley of light."KendellyneEnglish — "She is the chief of the valley of light."KendelynEnglish — "She is the chief of the valley of light."KendelynaEnglish — "She is the chief of the valley of light."KendelynahEnglish — "She is the chief of the valley of light."KendelyneEnglish — "She is the chief of the valley of light."KualiiHawaiian — "Compound name composed of the elements ku like, resembling and alii chieftess, queen, royalty"ManaaliiHawaiian — "Compounding of the elements mana strength, supernatural power and alii chieftess, queen, royalty, noble: hence, noble strength"MomoneNorth American Indian — "Heather flower Montauk. The name was borne by the daughter of Chief Wyandach"NaqeebahUrdu — "Leader, Head, Chief"RodinaGerman — "Renowned chief"RupinderIndian — "Compound name composed of the elements riipa beauty, form and Indra the name of the chief god of the atmosphere, which is indicative of strength or excess: hence, most beautiful"SaiyydaUrdu — "Means Chief"SarwariUrdu — "Chief"SayyidahArabic — "Lady, high status woman, chief woman"ShareefahArabic — "Noble, eminent, legitimate, chief of a tribe, one with honorable family back ground, urbane"TekahionwakeNorth American Indian — "Double wampum Mohawk. Teka- hionwake 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"ThocmetonyNorth American Indian — "Shell flower. Paiute. The name was borne by Sarah Winnemucca, granddaughter of the elder Chief Winnemucca. She is remembered for her tireless work promoting better conditions for the Paiute"TierneeGaelic — "Grandchild of the chief."TierneySlavic — "Grandchild of the chief."TierniGaelic — "Grandchild of the chief."TiernieGaelic — "Grandchild of the chief."TiernyGaelic — "Grandchild of the chief."TyerneeGaelic — "Grandchild of the chief."TyerneyIrish — "Grandchild of the chief."TyerniIrish — "Grandchild of the chief."TyernieGaelic — "Grandchild of the chief."TyernyGaelic — "Grandchild of the chief."VeamalohiPolynesian — "A strong chief"VeatamaPolynesian — "The child who is a chief"WinemaNative American — "A female chief"WonahilayhunkaNorth American Indian — "War chief"YardenHebrew — "TO flow down, descend Jordan is the Anglicized form of the name that belongs to the chief river of ancient Palestine"ZaheenArabic — "Lord, master, chief"ZaminArabic — "Lord, master, chief"

Unisex names that mean Chief

ErlingEnglish — "Descendant - Norse Meaning:- Son of a chief"KalaneeHawaiian — "Heaven, Chief."KalaneyHawaiian — "Heaven, Chief."KalaniHawaiian — "Unisexual name meaning (female) the sky; (male) chieftain."KalanieHawaiian — "Heaven, Chief."KealiiPolynesian — "Chief"KeeliHawaiian — "Chief"KeelieHawaiian — "Chief"KeliHawaiian — "Chief"KenadieIrish — "Helmeted Chief"KennediContemporary — "Helmeted Chief"KiralTurkish — "Supreme Chief"KymAfrican — "Warrior chief."KynanWelsh — "Chief"LaniHawaiian — "Sky, heavenly,figuratively chiefly, royal. Also a common nickname for the numerous names ending in -lani. Such names were not used by commoners in the Kingdom of Hawaii. for girls ,."LoniEnglish — "Unisex Hawaian name (Female) Heavenly, Sky or (Male) Chief. Short form of Apollonia(Greek"MacallScottish — "Son Of The Battle Chief"MacaulayScottish — "Son Of The Battle Chief"MaolminGaelic — "Polished chief."MellScottish — "Friend, Mill chief. The short form for names starting with "Mel"."OkenaNative American — "Water Chief"RataAboriginal — "Aboriginal: A plant. Polynesian: The name of a great chief. A boy or girl's name. "SarkiAfrican — "Chief"

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