Gender Masculine
Usage Quechua
Pronounced Pron. pa-cha-KUW-tekh  [key·IPA]

Meaning & History

Means "changer of the world" in Quechua, derived from pacha "world, time" and kutiy "to return, to change" combined with the agentive suffix -q "doer". This name was borne by a 15th-century (precontact) ruler of the Inca Empire.

Related Names

Other Languages & CulturesPachacútec(Spanish)

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Entry updated April 23, 2024