Cipriano

Syllable breakdown

Name meaning and origin

Origin

Tarahumara (Mexico)

Meaning

a masculine name used by Rarámuri men, derived from the Latin Cyprianus, referring to someone from the island of Cyprus, adopted through Spanish Catholic missionary influence in the Sierra Madre; Rarámuri men named Cipriano live within a culture famous for long-distance running across the barrancas del cobre, the copper canyons, in which races called rarajípari lasting days represent both athletic achievement and communal spiritual practice; the name carries layers of colonial linguistic history worn smooth into the Rarámuri oral tradition

Gender

male