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Dakota

Means 'friend" when translated in the Dakota language. The name of a Native American people from the northern Mississippi valley. A fashionable name for both boys and girls. Ranked among the top 100 for nine years. Peaked at No. 56 in 1995. A place name for North and South Dakota.

Origin: American; Native American

Gender: Unisex

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Alternative Spellings: Daccota +; Dackota +; Dacoda +; Dacodah +; Dacota +; Dacotah +; Dakoda +; Dakodah +; Dakotah +; Dekoda +; Dekota +; Add an Alternative

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Famous Dakotas: Dakota Staton (American jazz vocalist); Dakota Lee (actor); Dakota Edwards (actor); "Dakota" (1988 film); Dakota Paul (actor); Dakota Fanning (actress); Add a Famous Dakota

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