Guanche
names are used by the indigenous Guanche people of the Canary Islands.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Abian m Guanche, Spanish (Canarian)From Guanche
*abbian, meaning "thief". This was the name of a pre-Hispanic warrior from Telde (Gran Canaria) who was known for stealing cattle.
Adisoda f GuancheFrom Guanche
*adis-uda, meaning "satisfied belly" (stopped giving birth). This was recorded as the name of a 30-year-old Guanche woman who was sold at the slave market in Valencia in 1494.
Adxoña m GuancheDerived from Guanche *
aḍəhuni "strong man" or "proud man".
Agacensie m GuancheDerived from Guanche
*ag ăsănsĭhe or
*ag ăsănsĭhu, meaning "son of hospitality".
Agarfú m GuancheDerived from Guanche
*agărăffu, meaning "knelt; bowed".
Agualeche m GuancheDerived from Guanche
awaleš, meaning "committed; upright; telling".
Aguamuge m GuancheDerived from Guanche
awamuh, meaning "son of the mumbling".
Aja m GuancheDerived from Guanche
*axxa, meaning "enormous animal".
Alby m GuancheDerived from Guanche
*alby, meaning "colossus, giant". Alternatively, it might be a corruption of
Mahy.
Altini m GuancheDerived from Guanche
*allətin, meaning "moles, birth marks".
Aregoma f GuancheFrom Guanche
*arəgum, meaning "pronounces sentences".
Attagares f GuancheFrom Guanche
*hata-tagarest, meaning "here is the frost". This was recorded as the name of a 5-year-old Guanche girl from Tenerife who was sold at the slave market in Valencia in 1494.
Attanatda f GuancheFrom Guanche
*hata-tanaṭda, meaning "here is the (personified) authority". This was recorded as the name of a 35-year-old Guanche woman from Tenerife who was sold at the slave market in Valencia in 1494.
Azemeyeguegua f GuancheFrom Guanche
*aẓămăy-əgiwa, meaning "sutures wounds" (literally "cut-sewer"). This was recorded as the name of a 30-year-old Guanche woman from Tenerife who was sold at the slave market in Valencia in 1494.
Chabuta f GuancheFrom Guanche
*tabuḍt, meaning "navel". This was recorded as the name of a 12-year-old Guanche girl from Tenerife who was sold at the slave market in Valencia in 1495.
Cobura f GuancheFrom Guanche
*kăbūr, meaning "swaying" (literally "slow jog"). This was recorded as the name of a 10-year-old Guanche girl from Tenerife who was sold at the slave market in Valencia in 1495.
Collarampa f GuancheFrom Guanche
*kuyya-ar-affaw, meaning "Venus (planet)" (literally "vertex down to dawn").
Felgeda f GuancheFrom Guanche
*fəlɣăd-(a), meaning "clear-headed". This was the name of a woman who was baptized in Seville around 1427.
Gara f Guanche, Spanish (Canarian)Derived from Guanche
*gar "height", and taken from place name
Garajonay. According to an unattested local legend, Gara and
Jonay were a pair of young Guanche lovers who died together in a joint suicide at Garajonay peak.
Guañon m GuancheFrom Guanche
*wahnūn, meaning "well-mannered one".
Guayanfanta f GuancheFrom Guanche
*wayya-n-fanṭaz, meaning "proud" (literally "spirit of vanity").
Gumidafe m GuancheFrom Guanche
*gummăḍ-axf, meaning "hunchback" (literally "deformed head"). This was the name of a Guanche warrior from Gran Canaria.
Huertaya f GuancheFrom Guanche
*wər-tayyat, meaning "without support". This was recorded as the name of a 12-year-old Guanche girl from La Palma who was sold at the slave market in Valencia in 1497.
Janequa f Guanche (Rare)From Guanche
*jəneqa, meaning "hopeless". This was recorded as the name of a 9-year-old Guanche girl from La Palma who was sold at the slave market in Valencia in 1494.
Madaya f Guanche, Berber (Archaic)From Guanche
*madăyya, meaning "beautiful thing to see". Besides the Canary Islands, this name was also used in Northern Africa.
Mati f GuancheFrom Guanche
*măttəy, meaning "wanders". This was recorded as the name of a 7-year-old Guanche girl from Tenerife who was sold at the slave market in Valencia in 1495.
Tagayacte f Guanche (Rare)From Guanche
*tagayakt, meaning "farmer". This was recorded as the name of a 22-year-old Guanche woman who was sold at the slave market in Valencia in 1494.
Tamonante f GuancheFrom Guanche
*tamannant, meaning "woman who knows to read" (literally "she who spells"). Tamonante was the daughter of
Tibiabin, a priestess.
Tazaguisa f GuancheFrom Guanche
*tazagzaw, meaning "immature" (literally "green"). This was the name of a woman who was baptized in Seville around 1427.
Tenefira f GuancheFrom Guanche
*tenăfirah, meaning "huffs". This was the name of a woman who was baptized in Seville around 1427.
Teneriste f GuancheFrom Guanche
*tennerist, meaning "she rests". This was the name of a woman who was baptized in Seville around 1427.
Tentagays f Guanche (Rare)From Guanche
*te-n-tagayəst, meaning "great bustard". This was recorded as the name of a 20-year-old Guanche woman who was sold at the slave market in Valencia in 1494.
Tibiabin f GuancheFrom Guanche
*tibəyt-abən, meaning "prayer". In Guanche folklore, this was the name of
Tamonante's mother.
Tindara f GuancheFrom Guanche
*te-n-dara, meaning "she from the small village".
Tinguaro m Guanche, Spanish (Canarian)Derived from Guanche
*ti-n-əgraw, meaning "meeting cave". Alternatively, it may be derived from
*ti-n-ahwaru "first one's land".