What Kukulkán means
Kukulkán is a name from Maya mythology meaning "feathered serpent". It comes from k'uk'ul (feathered, from k'uk' (quetzal)) + kaan (serpent). It is pronounced koo-kool-KAHN.
The Yucatec counterpart of Quetzalcóatl, whose serpent shadow descends the pyramid at Chichén Itzá at the equinox. Deity name; a story name rather than a given name.
Spellings and variants: Kukulcán, Kukulcan.
