Ojibwa ethnonyms

This is a list of various names the Ojibwa have been recorded.

The most general name for the Ojibwa is Anishinaabe. Though several definitions are given for this name, the most common one is "spontaneous men", referring to their creation as being ex nihilo, thus being the "Original men." When syncoped, the name appears as "Nishnaabe":

In more recent spelling includes:

The general term for many Ojibwa is to refer to themselves as an Inini ("man"), opposed to some other life forms:

Several different explanations are given for the common name Ojibwe.

Today, it finds its way in English as "Ojibwa(y)" or "Chippewa", but have had many different recorded variations in the past:

Due to the long association of the Ojibwa with the region, and more specifically with the Rapids of the St. Mary's River, the common name for the Ojibwa became Baawitigong, meaning "those at the rapids":

The term Nii'inawe means "[those who speak] our nation's language" and is a generic term used by the Algonquian peoples to refer to fellow Algonquian peoples.

The term Bangii means "a little bit", often used to refer to the Métis:

The general Wendat name for the Ojibwa is "Ehstihaĝeron(on)," which is a translation of "Baawitigong":

The general French name for the Ojibwa is "Saulteur(s)", a translation of "Baawitigong". In early French North America, the term "sault" referred to a type of rapids in which the waters appeared to tumble or roll:

The general Dakota name for the Ojibwa is "Iyoħaħáŋtoŋ(waŋ)" or "those at the waterfall", which is a loose translation of “Baawitigong”:

The general Iroquoian name for the Ojibwa is "Dwăkănĕņ", recorded variously as:

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