At a Glance
- Meaning
- Round head
- Origin
- Salishan
- Pronunciation
- spoh-KAN
Spokane is a Salishan name meaning “round head”. It appears in our list of 175+ State-Inspired Baby Names as American as They Come.
Meaning & Origin of Spokane
Meaning: Round head.
Origin: Salishan.
A common claim: children of the sun Actually: 'Children of the sun' is a widespread popular etymology, but linguists trace the tribal autonym to a term meaning 'round head.'
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Spokane
spoh-KANIPA /spoʊˈkæn/
Popularity of Spokane
Spokane 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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