Kalmar "Iroquois" tana nufin ƙungiyar 'yan asalin Amirkawa da suka rayu a tarihi a arewa maso gabashin Amirka ta Arewa, musamman a jihar New York da kewaye. Kalmar "Iroquois" ta fito ne daga fassarar Faransanci na kalmar Algonquin ma'ana "adders na gaske" ko "macizai na gaske." Mutanen Iroquois suna kiran kansu Haudenosaunee, wanda ke nufin "mutanen dogon gida" a yarensu.