Black Elk

proper noun

An Amerindian surname.

OriginLakota Heȟáka Sápa →
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Meanings

proper nounBlack Elk (plural Black Elks)

plural Black Elks · alternative Black-Elk · alternative Blackelk

  1. countableAn Amerindian surname.
    1. countableA surname from Lakota.

Origin

  1. LakotaHeȟáka Sápa
  2. EnglishBlack Elk

From black (“color”) + elk (“wapiti”). Calque of any of several indigenous languages of North America: * (Lakota): Calque of Lakota Heȟáka Sápa; from Lakota heȟáka (“elk”) + sápa (“black”).

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APA

Black Elk. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Black%20Elk

MLA

“Black Elk.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Black%20Elk. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Black Elk,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Black%20Elk.

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