Female first name (English): Dakota; friend, Dakota (everyday word as a first name); Dakota = the friend, ally, use of the name of an Indian tribe in the United States or a word from its language as a first name, only been recently, as a first name in use, predominantly male, sometimes female male first name (English): Dakota; friend, Dakota (everyday word as a first name); Dakota = the friend, ally, use of the name of an Indian tribe in the United States or a word from its language as a first name; only been recently, as a first name in use, mostly male, sometimes female