Meaning and Origin
What does the name Seneca mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.
User Submitted Origins
User Submitted Meanings
- A submission from New York, U.S. says the name Seneca means "old".
- The Iroquoian language spoken by the Seneca
- A member of the Iroquoian people formerly living in New York State south of Lake Ontario
- Roman statesman and philosopher who was an advisor to Nero; his nine extant tragedies are modeled on Greek tragedies (circa 4 BC - 65 AD)
From Latin Seneca.
- A Roman cognomen, notably borne by Lucius Annaeus Seneca, a Roman stoic philosopher, dramatist, and statesman.
From Dutch Sennecaas, from Algonquian (probably Mahican [Term?]).
- The Iroquoian language of the Seneca people.
- A city, the county seat of Nemaha County, Kansas, United States
- A town in Ontario County, New York, United States.
- A member of a tribe of Native Americans in western New York state.
Seneca was also found in the following language(s): Italian and Latin