Ixchel
GirlThe Maya goddess of the moon, the tides and childbirth.
Mayan
Itzel
Meaning
Means "evening star" or "rainbow", depending on the reading.
Origin and History
- · From Yucatec Maya, related to the goddess Ixchel, a deity of the moon, medicine and childbirth in Maya mythology.
- · It is one of the few names in the catalogue with a Mesoamerican root rather than a European or biblical one.
Traits and personality
Under Pythagorean numerology, the initials I and R map to the number 9: a wise, humanitarian character, attuned to others and with a broad outlook on life. This is a numerology reading, not an exact science — character is shaped by life, not by a name.
- Initial
- I
- Syllables
- 2
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