Nicte

Gender Feminine
Usage Indigenous American, Mayan (Hispanicized)

Meaning & History

From Yucatec Maya nikte' meaning "flower" or specifically "plumeria flower". It is derived from Classic Maya nich "flower" and te' "tree" [1].

Related Names

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Categories

colors, flora, flowers, isograms, legend, modern Spanish, mythology, nature

Sources & References

  1. Boot, Erik. Classic Maya Vocabulary of Hieroglyphic Readings, available from https://www.mesoweb.com/resources/vocabulary/Vocabulary-2009.01.pdf.
Entry updated April 5, 2022