Hotah: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Hotah – Meaning: grey or brown – Origin: Lakota – Gender: Boy – Pronunciation: HOH-tah


Hotah is a Lakota boy's name meaning “grey or brown”. It appears in our list of 200+ Native American Baby Names Honoring Indigenous Heritage.

Meaning & Origin of Hotah

Meaning: Grey or brown.

Origin: Lakota.

How to Pronounce Hotah

Phonetic: HOH-tah   IPA: /ˈhoʊtɑː/

Popularity of Hotah

Hotah 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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