From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Dakota (given name)
Dakota (given name)
Dakota People named Dakota include:
• Dakota Abberton, Australian surfer
Gender unisex • Dakota Brant (born 1987), Canadian volunteer
Origin • Dakota Darsow (born 1987), American professional
wrestler
Word/Name Lakota Sioux
• Dakota Fanning (born 1994), American actress
Meaning "friend", "friendly" or "allies"[1] • Dakota Floeter (born 1994), American actor and
musician
Other names
• Dakota Goyo (born 1999), Canadian actor
Related names Dacotah, Dakoda, Lakota, Nakota • Dakota Johnson (born 1989), American model and
actress
Dakota is a given name derived from the name of two • Dakota Lane, American author
states in the United States: North Dakota or South Dako- • Dakota Meyer, United States Marine and Medal of
ta, or from the name of an indigenous Native American Honor recipient
tribe. The name is translated to mean "friend", "friendly" • Dakota Morton (born 1988), Canadian radio host
or "allies" in the Yankton-Yanktonai and Santee dialects • Dakota North (born 1991), Australian speedway rider
of the Lakota Sioux language.[1][2] • Dakota Blue Richards (born 1994), English actress
Dakota is in use for both girls and boys. It was the • Dakota Staton (1930–2007), American jazz singer
203rd most popular name for American boys in 2007,
having ranked in the top 100 most popular names from
1995 to 2000. It first appeared among the top 1,000 most
popular names for boys in the United States in 1985. It Notes
was the 239th most popular name for American girls in [1] ^ Online Etymology Dictionary
2007. It has ranked among the top 400 names for Amer- [2] Dakota (2010), Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary,
ican girls since 1991.[3] The name has been in occasional retrieved May 4, 2010
use for both sexes in the United States since at least the [3] Social Security Administration
1940s.
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Categories:
• American unisex given names
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