Mapuche Names

Mapuche names are used by the Mapuche people of Chile and Argentina.
gender
usage
Antiman m Indigenous American, Mapuche
Means "condor of the sun" in Mapuche, from antü "sun" and mañku "condor".
Antinanco m Indigenous American, Mapuche
Means "eagle of the sun" in Mapuche, from antü "sun" and ñamko "eagle, hawk, buzzard".
Aucaman m Indigenous American, Mapuche
Means "wild condor" in Mapuche, from awka- "wild" and mañke "condor".
Ayelen f Indigenous American, Mapuche
From Mapuche ayelen "laughing", ayliñ "clear" or aylen "ember".
Ayün f Indigenous American, Mapuche
Means "love" in Mapuche.
Calfuray f Indigenous American, Mapuche (Hispanicized)
Means "violet flower" in Mapuche, from kallfü "purple, blue" and rayen "flower".
Eluney f & m Indigenous American, Mapuche
Derived from Mapuche elun meaning "give".
Licarayen f Indigenous American, Mapuche
Means "stone flower" in Mapuche, from likan "a type of black stone" and rayen "flower". According to a Mapuche legend this was the name of a maiden who sacrificed herself in order to stop the wrath of the evil spirit of a volcano.
Lihuén m & f Indigenous American, Mapuche (Hispanicized)
Variant of Liwen using Spanish spelling conventions.
Liwen m & f Indigenous American, Mapuche
Means "morning" in Mapuche.
Millaray f Indigenous American, Mapuche
Means "golden flower" in Mapuche, from milla "gold" and rayen "flower".
Nahuel m Indigenous American, Mapuche (Hispanicized)
Variant of Nawel using Spanish spelling conventions.
Nawel m Indigenous American, Mapuche
Means "jaguar" in Mapuche.
Nehuén m Indigenous American, Mapuche (Hispanicized)
Variant of Newen using Spanish spelling conventions.
Newen m Indigenous American, Mapuche
Means "force, strength" in Mapuche.
Payne f & m Indigenous American, Mapuche
Means "(sky) blue" in Mapuche.
Quidel m Indigenous American, Mapuche (Hispanicized)
Possibly from Mapuche küde meaning "burning torch".
Sayen f Indigenous American, Mapuche
Meaning uncertain, possibly a derivative of Mapuche ayün "love".