Americanhorse Family History
Americanhorse Surname Meaning
Native American (also American Horse): translation into English of a personal name such as Cheyenne Ve'ho'evo'ha which corresponds to the vocabulary term ve'ho'evo'ha ‘top-quality horse’.
Derived from the preverb ve'hoe- ‘whiteman’ by extension ‘top-quality American; i.e. something non-Indian’.
See also Horse.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022
