Ixchel

eesh-CHEHL

Mayan

"lady rainbow"

Ixchel Origin and Meaning

The name Ixchel is a girl's name meaning "lady rainbow".

A distinctive mythological name. likely derived from the Maya elements of ix and chel meaning "lady" and "rainbow" respectively, Ixchel was a Mayan Goddess associated with the moon, pregnancy, medicine, jaguars, the earth, and water.

Currently given to around 30 babies each year in the US, Ixchel featured in several video games in the 2010s, and is a popular beach hotel in Mexico.

The name Ixchel in Pop Culture

• Ixchel Mayan goddess of childbirth, war and medicine; also associated with the moon. She was so sacred to Maya women that they founded an island sanctuary, still called the Isla de Mujeres (Island of Women), off Cancun, Mexico.