This is a list of submitted names in which the place is Peru.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Camino f & m SpanishMeans "way, route; road; path" in Spanish, taken from the Spanish title of the Virgin Mary,
La Virgen del Camino, meaning "The Virgin of the Way." She is the patroness of the region of León and the city of Pamplona in Navarra, forming part of the French Way to Santiago de Compostela.
Canelo m Spanish (Rare)Derived from the Spanish noun
canelo, which can mean "winter's bark tree" as well as "cinnamon tree". Also compare
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Canzaeda f Indigenous American (Rare)Originally spelled "Cansaeda" The meaning of this name is unknown, though thought to mean "huntress." Originally a family name carried down through both Creek and Cherokee Indigiounous American lines throughout North Carolina and Tennessee.
Casta f SpanishCasta is an Iberian word (existing in Spanish, Portuguese and other Iberian languages since the Middle Ages), meaning 'lineage'. It is documented in Spanish since 1417 and is linked to the Proto-Indo-European ger... [
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Castora f Spanish, Medieval ItalianItalian and Spanish feminine form of
Castor. Known bearers include the Blessed Castora Gabrielli (died 1391), an Italian widow and Franciscan tertiary (i.e. member of the Third Order of Saint Francis), and Castora ('Castorina') Fe Francisco de Diego (1928-2019), a Spanish sculptor.
Cátedra f Spanish (Rare)From Latin
cathedra meaning "chair", referring to the Cathedra Petri or Chair of Saint Peter, also known as the Throne of Saint Peter. Its feast day is February 22 (note, until 1962, the Feast of the Chair of Saint Peter was also celebrated on January 18).
Celestita f Spanish (Latin American)Means "celestite" in Spanish. Also known as celestine, celestite is a colourless, orange or blue mineral with orthorhombic crystals, so named from Latin
caelestis "heavenly, pertaining to the sky" (compare
Caelestis) after its usual pale sky-blue shade.
Chakana f AymaraMeans "Southern cross", an Andean symbol, in Aymara.
Chanan m & f Shipibo-ConiboFrom the Shipibo
chana meaning "paucarcillo bird, yellow-rumped cacique" and the genitive suffix
-n.
Ch'aska f Incan Mythology, QuechuaIn Incan mythology, Ch'aska ("Venus") or Ch'aska Quyllur ("Venus star") was the goddess of dawn and twilight, the planet Venus, flowers, maidens, and sex. She protected virgin girls. This name is of a separate etmology, with the Quechua
ch'aska referring to what they thought was the brightest star but was the planet Venus... [
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Chayito f SpanishDiminutive of
Chayo. In other words, this is a double diminutive of
Rosario. A known bearer of this name was the Mexican-born American folk singer and actress María del Rosario "Chayito" Valdez (1945-2016).
Ch’ayña f QuechuaMeans "siskin" in Quechua. A siskin is a type of bird in the finch family.
Chenoa f American (Modern), Spanish (Modern, Rare)From the name of the American town of Chenoa, Illinois. The word
Chenoa (or
Chenoka) is probably one of many Native American names for the Kentucky River, and it was chosen by the city founder as a reference to his native state of Kentucky... [
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Chipana f AymaraMeans "bracelet, jewel placed on the wrist" in Aymara.
Chiqana f AymaraFrom the Aymara
chiqa meaning "truth" or
chiqäña meaning "reality".
Chiquinquirá f Spanish, Spanish (Latin American)Spanish feminine name given in honour of Our Lady of the Rosary of Chiquinquirá. Chiquinquirá itself is of Chibcha origin and means "Place of swamps covered with fog".
Chuchi m AymaraMeans "honey coloured, light coffee coloured" in Aymara.
Chuchi Nayra f AymaraFrom the Aymara
chuchi meaning "honey coloured, light coffee coloured" and
nayra meaning "eye".
Chuyma f AymaraMeans "lung" in Aymara, conceptually seen as the 'heart' of a person or seat of sentiment and emotion in Aymara culture.
Cipriana f Italian, Portuguese, Galician, Spanish, Romanian, Greek (Rare), Gascon, ProvençalItalian, Romanian, Portuguese, Galician, Spanish, Gascon and Provençal feminine form of
Cyprianus (compare
Cypriana).
Circuncisión f Spanish (Rare)Means "circumcision" in Spanish. This is given in reference to the circumcision of Jesus, as recorded in the Gospel of Luke. This event is traditionally viewed as the first time the blood of Christ was shed and thus the beginning of the process of the redemption of man; it is also seen as a demonstration that Christ was fully human, and of his obedience to Jewish law... [
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Cisne f & m South American, Central American (Rare)From the Ecuadorian titles of the Virgin Mary,
La Virgen de El Cisne and
Nuestra Señora de El Cisne, meaning "The Virgin of El Cisne" and "Our Lady of El Cisne" respectively (coinciding with the word for "swan").... [
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