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ommon female name in Mesoamerica
of indigenous origin. Itzel is derived from
Ix Chel, an important moon goddess. As
such, “Moon Goddess” and “She of the
Rainbow” appear to be the most frequent
translations in common literature. This is,
however, inaccurate. Upon closer
inspection, it becomes apparent that
“ Star”, or “Estrella” en Español, is much
more accurate of an translation.
Itzel is borrowed from Nahualá K'iche', an
independent dialect of the Quiché Maya
language spoken in Northern Guatemala.
Nomenclatural variants of Itzel, such as
Itzehl (Huastecan, Poqom) and Itsehl
(Yucatecan, Quichean) appear in Southern
Mexico. They differ in meaning. Itzehl
translates to “Moon Goddess”. Itsehl
translates to “She of the Rainbow”.

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Itzy

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A variant of Ixchel.

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