Meanings
proper noun
- A surname from Heiltsuk.
That's because officials say government systems can't currently incorporate the diacritic marks — the accents and symbols used to change the meaning and pronunciation of words — that Jess Úst̓i considers an essential part of her Indigenous surname.
2021 July 8, Betsy Trumpener, “Heiltsuk woman unable to restore Indigenous surname on ID because system can't handle its spelling”, in CBC News, archived from the original on 19 Sep 2021
Cite this entry
APA
Úst̓i. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/%C3%9Ast%CC%93i
MLA
“Úst̓i.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/%C3%9Ast%CC%93i. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Úst̓i,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/%C3%9Ast%CC%93i.
Source: Úst̓i on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.