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Native American origin, it means serpent in quechua.

It's also the name of a deity, represented as a winged snake, with crystalline eyes, reddish snout, a llama head and a fish tail. It symbolizes the fertilization of the earth and it's said that all life it's written in Amaru's scales.

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Túpac Amaru was the last sovereign ruler of the Incas. Rapper Tupac Amaru Shakur was named after him.

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