Submitted NameRevisions Save Type Settlement Usage Cherokee Other Forms FormsHiawassee, Hiwassee (anglicized forms) Edit Status Status [show contributorshide contributors] Added 6/26/2019 by anonymous Edited 2/13/2020 by SeaHorse15 Meaning & History Ayuhwasi, meaning "savanna" or "large meadow". The name has been applied to several entities past and present in the U.S. states of Georgia, North Carolina, and Tennessee