Oneida
/oʊˈnaɪdə/noun
A member of a Native American people of the Iroquoian confederacy, or the language they speak.
Did you know?Oneida is an English form of a self-name from the Iroquoian family, and like many Indigenous ethnonyms, its exact internal structure is debated by scholars rather than cleanly “translated” by outsiders.
Etymological Timeline
Pre-Colonial Era
Oneida
Onyota'a:ka
“The people of the standing stone, or people of the stone place (scholarly interpretations vary).”
17th Century
Dutch/English
Oneida
“An adapted European rendering of the Oneida self-name.”
Modern English
English
Oneida
“The standard English name for the Oneida people, language, and related places or institutions.”
Modern English
English
Oneida
“Used as a proper noun in surnames, place names, and brand names.”