Kooteen

Syllable breakdown

Name meaning and origin

Origin

Tlingit (Alaska)

Meaning

a Tlingit masculine name meaning the swift one or the one who moves quickly through the waters; the Tlingit people of coastal Southeast Alaska and British Columbia are master maritime navigators whose dugout canoes and later plank canoes allowed them to travel across the stormy North Pacific; men named Kooteen are associated with nautical skill, speed on the water, and the courage required to navigate the dangerous channels, tidal races, and open straits of the Alexander Archipelago

Gender

male