The story
- Hopi · derived fromhopi“Hopi, good in every respect, be wise or knowing”
- English todayHopi
From Hopi hopi (“Hopi, good in every respect, be wise or knowing”) (as in Hopituu sinom "Hopi people"). Popularized by J. Walter Fewkes as a replacement for the previously used and offensive name Moqui which sounds like Hopi mooki dies, be dead.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.