Yucatec Maya for boys
Mayan boy names
Balam is the jaguar, Canek the serpent star, Kinich the sun-faced, Pakal the shield. Maya boy names are short and concrete, and several were royal titles before they were given names.
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Balam is the jaguar, Canek the serpent star, Kinich the sun-faced, Pakal the shield. Maya boy names are short and concrete, and several were royal titles before they were given names.
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Mayan boy names FAQ
What are Mayan boy names?
Balam (jaguar), Canek, Kinich (sun-faced), Akbal (night), Iktan, Pakal (shield) and Yaxkin. Several were titles of kings before they were used as given names; see Mayan kings.
What does Balam mean?
Jaguar. The jaguar guarded the fields and was the emblem of Maya rulers, which is why b'alam appears in so many royal names across the Maya world.
How do you pronounce Mayan names?
Yucatec Maya stresses the last syllable more often than Spanish does: bah-LAHM, kah-NEK, neek-TEH, koo-kool-KAHN. X is sh, so Ixchel is eesh-CHEL.