Ixchel

Syllable breakdown

Name meaning and origin

Origin

Mam (Guatemala)

Meaning

a Mam and broader Mayan feminine name meaning she of the rainbow or moon goddess; Ixchel is one of the most important deities in the Maya pantheon, a goddess of the moon, medicine, weaving, and childbirth, whose image appears across Classic Maya art holding a water jar from which rain pours; the Mam people of the western highlands of Guatemala, one of the largest Maya nations with over half a million speakers, regard names invoking divine feminine powers as particularly auspicious for daughters, connecting the individual woman to the creative and healing capacities of the lunar deity

Gender

female