Tequesta
Native American · Girl · 3 syllables
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About the name Tequesta
Tequesta derives from the Tequesta Native American people of South Florida, with the name likely meaning "people" or "gathered together" in their Timucuan-related language.
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Etymology
Tequesta derives from the Tequesta Native American people of South Florida, with the name likely meaning "people" or "gathered together" in their Timucuan-related language. The name is primarily used in modern American contexts as a geographical and historical reference to this Indigenous tribe that inhabited the Miami area until the 18th century.
Tequesta currently ranks #12,155 in the United States as a girl's name. It reached its peak popularity around 1981.
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