what does se gi que li mean in cherokee?

Question

the english name is sarah bell and this is the cherokee name does anyone know what it means?

Answer 1

I love the white horse.

Answer 2

The previous answer is incorrect.

Se gi is the phonetic rendition of Sara / Sarah in Cherokee.

Que li is the phonetic rendition of the last name 'Bell' in Cherokee. Cherokee has no 'b' sound.

Please see the "Raven's Tsalagi Resources" web link below:

http://public.csusm.edu/raven/cherokee.dir/cherlexi.html

Bell is a fairly common surname among Americans with Cherokee ancestry along with Brown, Clearwater, Jones and Straight.