Quaoar

Revision History

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12/7/2022, 9:35 PM Mike C quaoar added (from user-submitted name 191638)
1/17/2016, 7:24 PM LMS 191638
5/14/2014, 1:54 PM Ora 191638
2/16/2014, 12:45 AM LMS

Gender Masculine
Usage New World Mythology
Pronounced Pron. KWAH-wahr(English)

Meaning & History

English rendering of a Takic name (alternatively Kwawar or Kwauwar), of unknown meaning. In the mythology of the Mission Indians of southern California, Quaoar was a creator god also known as Chinigchinix. A dwarf planet in the outer solar system was named for him in 2002.