Cholena
ch(o)-le-na
US Popularity:10518
Origin:Native American
Meaning:Bird
Cholena is a girl's name of Native American origin. It comes from the region we know now as Delaware from a language and people called Lenape, or Lenni Lenape. Cholena derives from the Lenape word chulëns and can help your kiddo take flight with its meaning "bird." Birds represent a connection to spirituality in many Indigenous cultures. Due to their ability to fly among the earthly and heavenly realms, birds are believed to have a connection to the spiritual world. This sweet name will give baby a connection to it all in just seven letters.
How Popular Is The Name Cholena?
Yearly Ranking Change:
Year:
1981
#10703
in 1981
No comparison data from 1980
Sources
100,000+ Baby Names by Bruce Lansky, pg. 109
Behind the Name, Cholena, April 2019
Lenape Talking Dictionary, Lenape Lesson #2 - Spelling 2 & Vocab, Lenape Word: chulëns
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