"Wakinyan"

[From my new "Proud, Strong and Beautiful" Collection: https://opensea.io/collection/proudstrongbeautiful]

Wakinyan is a Native American name meaning “thunder.”

Although this Lakota word is most often interpreted to mean “thunder,” it may also be a blend of the word “wahka,” meaning “sacred,” and “kinyan,” meaning “wings,” “thunder spirits” or “thunderbirds.”

In Sioux mythology, Wakinyan, pronounced wah-keen-yahn, is a powerful sky spirit who takes on the form of a giant bird.

Whenever it flaps its wings, it creates the sound of thunder.

(Source: https://momlovesbest.com/native-american-girl-names)

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