Hiawatha
Hiawatha is a boys' name of Native American origin meaning “he who makes rivers.” Hiawatha was a real historical figure, a co-founder of the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy alongside the Great…
how do you pronounce Hiawatha?
hy-ah-WAH-thah
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what does Hiawatha mean?
The name Hiawatha means “he who makes rivers.” It comes from the Native American language tradition.
Hiawatha was a real historical figure, a co-founder of the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy alongside the Great Peacemaker, one of the world's earliest democratic political unions. Though Longfellow's poem popularized the name with different associations, the real Hiawatha was a visionary peacemaker and statesman.
who are famous people named Hiawatha?
- Hiawatha (co-founder of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy)
- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's 'The Song of Hiawatha' (1855 epic poem)
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