name
Hiawatha
hy-ah-WAH-thah
ˌhaɪəˈwɒθəListen
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Syllable breakdown
Hiawatha
Name meaning and origin
- Origin
- Mohawk/Onondaga — Haio̱hwa'tha, meaning 'he who combs'.
- Meaning
- A 15th-century co-founder of the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy; later popularized in Longfellow's 1855 epic poem.
- Gender
- male
Common mispronunciations
hee-ah-WAH-thahhigh-uh-WAH-thah
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