Waco
Native American · Boy · 2 syllables
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About the name Waco
The name Waco derives from the Waco Native American people of Texas, whose name likely comes from a Caddoan language root meaning "cry out" or related to their tribal designation.
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Etymology
The name Waco derives from the Waco Native American people of Texas, whose name likely comes from a Caddoan language root meaning "cry out" or related to their tribal designation. The name is primarily used in English-speaking contexts and has historical significance as the name of a Texas city founded in the region of the Waco tribe's settlement, though it is rarely used as a given name in modern times.
Waco currently ranks #14,146 in the United States as a boy's name. It reached its peak popularity around 1974.
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