Names Like Pauwau — Find Similar Baby Names
Pauwau is a 6-letter Native American girls' name meaning “Witch (Algonquin)”. This page collects 103 such names across 7 kinds of similarity — including spelling variants like Pakwa and Paula, Native American cousins like Abedabun and Abequa, rhyming names ending in -wau like Matwau and Mongwau, and names sharing the “algonquin” concept like Abooksigun and Abukcheech.
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Names Similar in Spelling to Pauwau
24 baby names that differ from Pauwau by 1–3 letters (Levenshtein edit distance). Useful for finding spelling variants and phonetic alternatives.
| Name | Edit distance | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pakwa | 2 | Hopi Name Meaning " Frog." | Native American | Female |
| Paula | 2 | Small | Romanian | Female |
| Pabla | 3 | Little | Spanish | Female |
| Padma | 3 | Lotus | Indian | Female |
| Pakuna | 3 | Miwok Name Meaning " Deer Jumping Downhill." | Native American | Female |
| Palba | 3 | Blond | Spanish | Female |
| Palban | 3 | Blond | Spanish | Male |
| Pamuya | 3 | Hopi Name Meaning " Water Moon." PAPINA | Native American | Female |
| Panya | 3 | Mouse | Egyptian | Female |
| Paola | 3 | Little | Italian | Female |
| Papan | 3 | Flag | Nahuatl | Female |
| Parlan | 3 | Ploughman | Hebrew | Male |
| Parsa | 3 | Pure- Virtuous-Righteous-Chaste-Faithful | Persian | Male |
| Pascal | 3 | Born On Easter | French | Male |
| Pasha | 3 | Born At Easter | Greek | Female |
| Patwin | 3 | Man | Native American | Male |
| Paul | 3 | Small | Romanian | Male |
| Pauloc | 3 | Little Rock | English | Male |
| Pavla | 3 | Feminine Form Of Pavlov (Small) | Czechoslovakian | Female |
| Payat | 3 | He Is Coming | Native American | Male |
| Paytah | 3 | Sioux Name Meaning " Fire." PINON | Native American | Male |
| Paza | 3 | Golden | Hebrew | Female |
| Pazia | 3 | Golden | Hebrew | Female |
| Powwaw | 3 | Algonquin Name Meaning " Priest." | Native American | Male |
More Native American Names
24 baby names that share Pauwau’s Native American origin.
| Name | Meaning | Gender |
|---|---|---|
| Abedabun | Cheyenne Name Meaning "Sight Of Day." | Female |
| Abequa | Cheyenne Name Meaning "Stays At Home." | Female |
| Abeque | Stays At Home (Chippewa) | Female |
| Abetzi | Omaha Name Meaning " Yellow Leaf." | Female |
| Abey | Omaha Name Meaning " Leaf." | Female |
| Abeytu | Omaha Name Meaning " Green Leaf." | Female |
| Abooksigun | Algonquin Name Meaning " Wildcat." | Male |
| Abukcheech | Algonquin Name Meaning " Mouse." | Male |
| Achak | Algonquin Name Meaning " Spirit." | Male |
| Adahy | Cherokee Name Meaning " Lives In The Woods." | Male |
| Adoette | Large Tree | Female |
| Adsila | Blossom (Cherokee) | Female |
| Ahanu | Algonquin Name Meaning " He Laughs." | Male |
| Ahiga | Navajo Name Meaning " He Fights." | Male |
| Ahiliya | Hopi Name.Meaning Unknown AHMIK | Male |
| Ahmik | Beaver | Male |
| Ahote | Restless One (Hopi) | Male |
| Ahtunowhiho | Cheyenne Name Meaning " One Who Lives Below." AKANDO | Male |
| Aiyana | Eternal Blossom | Female |
| Aiyanna | Eternal Blossom | Female |
| Akando | Ambush | Male |
| Akecheta | Sioux Name Meaning " Fighter." AKULE | Male |
| Akule | Looks Up | Male |
| Alaqua | Sweet Gum Tree | Female |
6-Letter P-Names Like Pauwau
24 names that share Pauwau's exact length (6 letters) and starting letter — a peer cluster for parents who like Pauwau's shape and sound.
Today's Most-Popular Girls' Names — Compare to Pauwau
Top 12 girls' names by US births in the most recent decade (2014–2024 SSA records). Each link opens a side-by-side comparison with Pauwau.
Names That Rhyme with Pauwau
3 baby names that share Pauwau's last 3 letters — -wau. Useful for rhyming sibling pairs and names with matching phonetic endings.
Names That Start Like Pauwau
6 baby names that begin with the same opening sound as Pauwau — Pau-. Good for parents who like Pauwau's opening but want a different ending, or for matched-initial sibling sets.