What Ek Chuah means
Ek Chuah is a name from Maya mythology meaning "black scorpion". It comes from ek' (black) + chuah (scorpion?); etymology uncertain. It is pronounced ek CHOO-ah.
Patron of merchants and cacao, painted black, also a war god. Etymology uncertain; the 'scorpion' reading rests on his scorpion tail in codex images. Deity name; a story name rather than a given name.
About this meaning. The etymology is uncertain or disputed. The reading above is the best-supported one; popular baby-name sites often give a more romantic gloss that the dictionaries do not confirm.
Spellings and variants: Ek Chuaj, Ekchuah.
