What Yunuen means
Yunuen is a girl name of Purépecha origin meaning "half moon". It comes from name of an island in Lake Pátzcuaro; the 'half moon' gloss follows the island's crescent shape and is not a lexical derivation. It is pronounced yoo-NWEHN.
Island of Lake Pátzcuaro whose name is used for girls in Michoacán. Etymology uncertain; 'media luna' is a folk gloss.
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: Yunuén.
Popularity: known but uncommon in Mexico.
Related meanings: moon, water, nature.
Yunuen is one of the indigenous names that Mexican parents have brought back over the last thirty years. Read about Purépecha names and how they are built.
