languages as an endonym. Among the Navajo populace, both terms are employed. In 2017, the Navajo Nation Council rejected legislation to change the name to "Diné Nation", citing potential "confusion and frustration among Navajo citizens and non-Navajos".

In Navajo, the geographic entity with its legally defined borders is known as '. This contrasts with ' and ' for the general idea of "Navajoland". Neither of these terms should be confused with ', the term used for the traditional homeland