Ohitekah as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Ohitekah

What is the meaning of the name Ohitekah ?

The baby name Ohitekah is a Unisex name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced oh-ih-TEH-kah (OH-ih-TEH-kah) /oʊɪˈtɛkə/.

Ohitekah is Native American in Origin.

From the Lakota/Dakota branch of the Siouan languages, Ohitekah comes from the Lakota adjective ohítika, meaning “brave, courageous, steadfast.” In Plains culture it functions as a virtue name, bestowed to honor fortitude in battle or in life, and appears in 19th‑century missionary and agency records as a personal name among Lakota and Dakota people. While traditionally masculine, contemporary use can be gender‑neutral, especially in revived Indigenous naming practices and as a cultural heritage choice.

Common variants reflect different orthographies: Ohítika (standard Lakota), Ohitika (anglicized), Ohetika (Dakota spelling), and Ohi’teka/Ohiteka in older transcriptions; the final h in Ohitekah is an English‑style addition. Related forms occur across Lakota, Dakota, and Nakota varieties with the same core meaning. The sense carries connotations of courage, moral backbone, and readiness to face hardship - thus the name is often glossed simply as “Brave” or “Brave one.” Pronounced roughly oh-HEE-teh-kah.

⚙ We can't find Ohitekah in any of the birth registries or name datasets we track. Such a name is generally either rare, regional or traditional, or a brand-new coinage. By any reading, it's an exceptionally uncommon choice.