Cetan: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Cetan – Meaning: hawk – Origin: Lakota – Pronunciation: chay-TAHN


Cetan is a Lakota name meaning “hawk”. It appears in our list of 200+ Native American Baby Names Honoring Indigenous Heritage.

Meaning & Origin of Cetan

Meaning: Hawk.

Origin: Lakota.

How to Pronounce Cetan

Phonetic: chay-TAHN   IPA: /tʃeɪˈtɑːn/

Popularity of Cetan

Cetan doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.

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