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New World Mythology Names

The names listed here occur in the mythologies and legends of the various indigenous peoples who inhabited North and South America.

CHALCHIUHTICUE   f   New World Mythology
Means "jade skirt" in Nahuatl... [more]

IXCHEL   f   New World Mythology
Means "rainbow lady" in Mayan... [more]

MICTLANTECUHTLI   m   New World Mythology
Means "lord of Mictlan" in Nahuatl... [more]

QUETZALCOATL   m   New World Mythology
Means "feathered snake" in Nahuatl, derived from quetzalli "feather" and coatl "snake"... [more]

TLALOC   m   New World Mythology
Means "of the earth" in Nahuatl... [more]

XOCHIPILLI   m   New World Mythology
Means "flower prince" in Nahuatl... [more]

XOCHIQUETZAL   f   New World Mythology
Means "flower feather" in Nahuatl... [more]

ZARAMAMA   f   New World Mythology
Means "grain mother" in Quechua. This was the name of the Inca goddess of grain.

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