What Itzá means
Itzá is a unisex name of Maya origin meaning "water sorcerer". It comes from itz (dew, magic, sorcery) + ha' (water); reading conventional, etymology uncertain. It is pronounced eet-SAH.
Name of the Itza people who built Chichén Itzá ('at the mouth of the well of the Itza'). Etymology uncertain; 'water witch' is the usual translation. Given to girls and boys.
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: Itza, Itzae.
Popularity: known but uncommon in Mexico.
Related meanings: water, mythology.
Itzá 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.
In the glossary: Itz (resin, dew, sacred substance), Ha (water).
