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'''Dakota''' is a [[unisex name|unisex]] given name derived from the name of the indigenous [[Indigenous peoples of the Americas|Native American]] [[Dakota people]], or from the name of two states in the [[United States]], [[North Dakota]] and [[South Dakota]], which are also derived from the Dakota people local to that area. The name is translated to mean "friend", "friendly" or "allies" in the Yankton-Yanktonai and Santee dialects of the [[Dakota language]]. <ref name=etymology>
'''Dakota''' is a [[unisex name|unisex]] given name derived from the name of the [[Native Americans of the United States|Native American]] [[Dakota people]], or from the name of two states in the [[United States]], [[North Dakota]] and [[South Dakota]], which are also derived from the Dakota people indigenous to that area. The name is translated to mean "friend", "friendly" or "allies" in the Yankton-Yanktonai and Santee dialects of the [[Dakota language]].<ref name=etymology>


[http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?search=Dakota&searchmode=none Online Etymology Dictionary]</ref><ref>[http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dakota Dakota] (2010), Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, retrieved May 4, 2010</ref>
[http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?search=Dakota&searchmode=none Online Etymology Dictionary]</ref><ref>[http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dakota Dakota] (2010), Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, retrieved May 4, 2010</ref>

It is also used, rather than "Delta", as a substitution for the letter “D” in the [[NATO phonetic alphabet|phonetic alphabet]] of [[U.S. Army]] [[Cavalry]] units based on tradition dating back to the 1800s.{{Citation needed|date=July 2022}}


[[File:Dakotas.svg|thumb|right|[[The Dakotas]]]]
[[File:Dakotas.svg|thumb|right|[[The Dakotas]]]]


==Popularity==
==Popularity==
The name has been in occasional use for both sexes in the United States since at least the 1940s and is currently used in roughly equal numbers for both boys and girls in that country. <ref>{{cite web
The name has been in occasional use for both sexes in the United States since the 1850s and 1860s, according to census records. It was part of a 19th century fashion for using unusual place names.<ref>{{cite web
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The name's popularity grew in the 1990s in the United States. It was among the top 100 most popular boy names from 1993 to 2001, reaching its peak at number 56 in 1995.<ref>[http://www.ssa.gov/cgi-bin/babyname.cgi Social Security Administration]</ref> Since 2010, it has been slightly more frequently given to girls. As of 2021, it was the 270th most common girl name and the 344th most common boy name.<ref>[http://www.ssa.gov/cgi-bin/babyname.cgi Social Security Administration]</ref>
The name's popularity grew in the 1990s in the United States. It was among the top 100 most popular boy names from 1993 to 2001, reaching its peak at number 56 in 1995.<ref name="Social Security Administration">{{Cite web |url=http://www.ssa.gov/cgi-bin/babyname.cgi |title=Social Security Administration |access-date=2008-06-11 |archive-date=2018-02-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180202070118/https://www.ssa.gov/cgi-bin/babyname.cgi |url-status=dead }}</ref> Since 2010, it has been slightly more frequently given to girls. As of 2021, it was the 270th most common girl name and the 344th most common boy name.<ref name="Social Security Administration"/>


==People with the name==
==People with the name==
* [[Dakota Abberton]], Australian surfer
* [[Dakota Abberton]], Australian surfer
* [[Dakota Allen]] (born 1995), American football player
* [[Dakota Allen]] (born 1995), American football player
* [[Dakota Cox]] (born 1994), American football player
* [[Dakota Darsow]] (born 1987), American professional wrestler
* [[Dakota Darsow]] (born 1987), American professional wrestler
* [[Dakota Daulby]] (born 1994), Canadian actor
* [[Dakota Daulby]] (born 1994), Canadian actor
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* [[Dakota Goyo]] (born 1999), Canadian actor
* [[Dakota Goyo]] (born 1999), Canadian actor
* [[Dakota Johnson]] (born 1989), American model and actress
* [[Dakota Johnson]] (born 1989), American model and actress
* [[Dakota Jordan]] (born 2003), American baseball player
* [[Dakota Kai]] (born 1988), New Zealander professional wrestler
* [[Dakota Kai]] (born 1988), New Zealander professional wrestler
* [[Dakota Lane]] (born 1959), American author
* [[Dakota Lane]] (born 1959), American author
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===Fictional===
===Fictional===
* [[Dakota North (comics)]], a fictional Marvel Comics character
* [[Dakota North (comics)]], a fictional Marvel Comics character
* Dakota Milton, a character in ''[[Total Drama: Revenge of the Island]]'', the fourth season of the ''[[Total Drama]]'' series
*Dakota, a police officer in [[Lone Wolf McQuade]], portrayed by [[L.Q. Jones]]
*Dakota, a police officer in Lond Wolf Macqaude, portrayed by [[L.Q. Jones]]
*Dakota, a contestant on ''[[Total Drama: Revenge of the Island]]''


==Notes==
==Notes==
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[[Category:English-language unisex given names]]
[[Category:English-language unisex given names]]
[[Category:Feminine given names]]
[[Category:Feminine given names]]

Latest revision as of 20:45, 10 December 2024

Dakota
Charles Eastman, a member of the Dakota tribe
GenderUnisex
Origin
Word/nameDakota
Meaning"friend", "friendly" or "allies"[1]
Other names
Related namesDakotah, Dacotah, Dakoda, Lakota, Nakota

Dakota is a unisex given name derived from the name of the Native American Dakota people, or from the name of two states in the United States, North Dakota and South Dakota, which are also derived from the Dakota people indigenous to that area. The name is translated to mean "friend", "friendly" or "allies" in the Yankton-Yanktonai and Santee dialects of the Dakota language.[1][2]

The Dakotas

Popularity

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The name has been in occasional use for both sexes in the United States since the 1850s and 1860s, according to census records. It was part of a 19th century fashion for using unusual place names.[3] It is currently used in roughly equal numbers for both boys and girls in that country.[4] The name's popularity grew in the 1990s in the United States. It was among the top 100 most popular boy names from 1993 to 2001, reaching its peak at number 56 in 1995.[5] Since 2010, it has been slightly more frequently given to girls. As of 2021, it was the 270th most common girl name and the 344th most common boy name.[5]

People with the name

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Fictional

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b Online Etymology Dictionary
  2. ^ Dakota (2010), Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, retrieved May 4, 2010
  3. ^ Evans, Cleveland Kent (18 July 2020). "Evans: Westerns, soap operas helped popularize Dakota, a name with Native American roots". omaha.com. Omaha World Herald. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  4. ^ Williams, Alex (18 August 2016). "Is Hayden a Boy or Girl? Both. 'Post-Gender' Baby Names Are on the Rise". The New York Times. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
  5. ^ a b "Social Security Administration". Archived from the original on 2018-02-02. Retrieved 2008-06-11.
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