What Iktan means
Iktan is a boy name of Maya origin meaning "ingenious". It comes from perhaps ik' (wind, breath, spirit) + -tan; no dictionary attestation as a word. It is pronounced eek-TAHN.
Name sites gloss it 'artist, ingenious'; this is folk etymology with no support in Yucatec dictionaries. A rare modern 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.
Popularity: rare in Mexico today.
Related meanings: wind, wisdom.
Iktan is one of the indigenous names that Mexican parents have brought back over the last thirty years. Read about Maya names and how they are built, or see more Maya boy names.
