Tahmelapachme: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Tahmelapachme – Origin: Lakota – Gender: Boy


Tahmelapachme is a Lakota boy's name. It appears in our list of 175+ Baby Names That Mean Fire — Fierce, Passionate, and Unforgettable.

Meaning & Origin of Tahmelapachme

Origin: Lakota.

A common claim: Dull knife, said poetically Actually: The name is an older transcription of a Lakota phrase literally meaning 'his knife is dull', rather than a poetic Cheyenne phrase.

Popularity of Tahmelapachme

Tahmelapachme 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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