name
Timentwa
tih-MENT-wah
tɪˈmɛntwɑListen
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Timentwa
Name meaning and origin
- Origin
- Okanagan/Syilx (Canada)
- Meaning
- a Syilx Okanagan masculine name associated with a prominent historical chief of the Colville Confederated Tribes; the Syilx people's territory spans the Okanagan Valley from what is now British Columbia south into Washington State, and leaders bearing names in this tradition embodied the diplomatic, military, and spiritual responsibilities of chieftaincy; the name carries resonances of steadfastness, territorial connection, and the obligation to protect both people and land against dispossession
- Gender
- male
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