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This term translates to "jaguar" in Mayan languages, specifically báalam in Yucatec Maya and balam in K'iche' Maya.

From Classic Maya itzam, an element appearing in the names of certain Maya gods (possibly from itz "enchanted, nectar" and mam "grandfather"),...

Meaning uncertain, possibly from Classic Maya itz meaning "resin, nectar, dew, liquid, enchanted". Alternatively, it may be a variant of Ixchel.

Possibly means "rainbow lady", from Classic Maya ix "lady" and chel "rainbow". Ixchel was a Maya goddess linked to the earth, jaguars, medicine and...

From Yucatec Maya nikte' meaning "flower" or specifically "plumeria flower". From Classic Maya nich "flower" and te' "tree" [1].

Signifies "white plumeria flower", from Yucatec Maya sak "white" and nikte' "plumeria flower".

A variant of Sacnicte.

Means "love, mercy, charity" in Yucatec Maya [1].

From Yaxk'in, the name of the seventh month in the Maya calendar, derived from Classic Maya yax "green, first" and k'in "sun, day".

Means "clear, light, clarity" in Yucatec Maya [1]. Zazil Há was a 16th-century Maya woman who married the Spanish shipwreck survivor Gonzalo Guerrero.