Chaska as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Chaska

What is the meaning of the name Chaska ?

The baby name Chaska is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced CHAH-skah or CHAS-kah (approx. /ˈtʃɑːskə/ or /ˈtʃæskə/).

Chaska is Quechua in Origin.

Chaska is a name from the Dakota–Lakota branch of the Siouan languages, traditionally bestowed on the firstborn son. In the birth‑order naming system of the Sioux peoples, Chaska marks rank as much as identity, and appears in 19th‑century U.S. records as either a given name or as a birth‑order title attached to a personal name. The Minnesota city of Chaska preserves this usage. While primarily masculine in its original context, modern use in the wider U.S. is rare and sometimes unisex.

Variants and transliterations include Chaske (common in Lakota usage) and the Andean forms Ch’aska or Chasca in Quechua/Aymara - etymologically unrelated - meaning “star” or associated with the dawn/planet Venus. Because of this convergence, some baby‑name sources list dual origins; the Dakota/Lakota sense is “firstborn son,” whereas the Andean sense evokes celestial brightness.