name
Dzavui
dzah-VOO-ee
/dzɑːˈvuːiː/Listen
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Syllable breakdown
Dzavui
Name meaning and origin
- Origin
- Mixtec (Mexico/Oaxaca)
- Meaning
- Rain deity; one named in honour of the Mixtec god of rain and lightning, evoking power over the elements
- Gender
- unisex
- Also spelled
- Dzahui
Pronunciation tips
The 'dz' is an affricate sound not common in English; approximate it as the 'ds' in 'kids' followed immediately by the vowel
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