Dacota

dah-KOH-tah3 syllables

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Name of a Native American tribe and region. (Native American)

What does Dacota mean?

Native American: Name of a Native American tribe and region.. Dacota refers to the Dakota people, a Native American tribe, and is also used to denote the region associated with them.

Is Dacota a good dog name?

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Dacota in the Pets in the City community

We don't have publishable popularity figures for Dacota in our Auckland community. This does not tell us how common the name is.

From anonymised, aggregated records of dogs at our 5 Auckland centres. Our community, not a national census.

What kind of dog does Dacota suit?

Place

Suggestions only — plenty of dogs happily wear names that break every rule.

Our entirely unscientific pack opinion

Dacota Joins the Pack!

The other dogs are wagging their tails in excitement. "A new friend named Dacota? I bet they’ll lead us on epic adventures!"

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