Cheyenne as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Cheyenne

What is the meaning of the name Cheyenne ?

The baby name Cheyenne is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced shy-AN (IPA: /ʃaɪˈæn/).

Cheyenne is Native American in Origin.

Cheyenne is an English given name taken from the ethnonym of the Cheyenne people, transmitted into English via French. The ethnonym traces to a Dakota (Siouan) exonym, often reconstructed as Šahíyena, variously glossed as “little Cree” or “people of another language.” The Cheyenne self-name is Tsétsêhéstâhese (often shortened to Tsitsistas). As a given name, Cheyenne therefore carries a cultural and geographic association rather than a traditional personal-name meaning.

It entered wider U.S. use in the late 20th century, rising sharply during the 1980s–1990s amid interest in Western themes and the visibility of the place name Cheyenne, Wyoming. The name is unisex but used far more for girls. Common variants and spellings include Cheyanne, Cheyann, Shyanne, Shianne, and Shyann; short forms include Chey and Shy. Pronounced shy-ANN, it remains a familiar modern choice with American frontier and Plains cultural resonances.