What Ixmucané means
Ixmucané is a name from Maya mythology meaning "grandmother of the day". It comes from ix (lady) + mukane (?); conventional reading 'grandmother of day', etymology uncertain. It is pronounced eesh-moo-kah-NEH.
The divine grandmother and daykeeper of the Popol Vuh who ground the maize from which humans were made. Etymology uncertain. 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: Xmucane, Ixmucane.
