name
Iskwew
IS-kwew
ˈɪskweɪListen
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Syllable breakdown
Iskwew
Name meaning and origin
- Origin
- Cree/Nehiyaw (Canada)
- Meaning
- woman; the essential and honoured title of womanhood in the Cree language; in Cree cosmology women are keepers of life and holders of sacred knowledge passed from generation to generation
- Gender
- female
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