Meaning: "Unintelligible speakers."

Narrative: This is a Canadian French construction of the Lakota name for another central North American tribe.

The Lakota, or Sioux, speak a Hokan-Siouan language, while the Cheyenne themselves speak an Algonquian language. The Cheyenne call themselves by a word in their own tongue that sounds somewhat like their Hokan-Siouan name, but which means ''our people.''

Meaning: Its source is shaiyena, a French name meaning "Unintelligible speakers."

Languages: This girl's name is used in English.

Alternative Spellings: Cheyanne and Shyann

Popularity: The name Cheyenne ranked 120th in popularity for females of all ages in a sample of 2000-2003 Social Security Administration statistics and 1778th in popularity for females of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census.

This name first made its appearance on state popularity lists of the 1990s, and has been trending upward in usage ever since.

Narrative: This is a Canadian French construction of the Lakota name for another central North American tribe.

The Lakota, or Sioux, speak a Hokan-Siouan language, while the Cheyenne themselves speak an Algonquian language. The Cheyenne call themselves by a word in their own tongue that sounds somewhat like their Hokan-Siouan name, but which means ''our people.''