From his father he was named, Tȟatȟaŋka Iyotȟaŋka, translated as "Sitting Bull". Lakota language for. "described an intractable buffalo bull, sitting on its haunches, resolute in the face of danger."
There are two versions of how Sitting Bull took his name.
Version One
Sitting Bull was originally called Jumping Badger but was given his father's name Sitting Bull when he was a teenager, after...
Light Hair, Red Woman, Snow on her, Her Four Robes, Seen By the Nation. People say he had 9 wives but Lakota officials say he only had 5. They also said there's about 6 other Sitting Bulls that were...