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Itzel - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Itzel

[ syll. it-zel, itz-el ] The girl name Itzel is pronounced as IHTZahL KEY. Itzel is mainly used in the English language and its language of origin is Maya. The meaning of the name is moon goddess, she of the rainbow. An original form of Itzel is Ix Chel (Mayan). The first name is derived from the name of the Mayan moon goddess, Ix Chel.

Itzel is a rather popular baby girl name, and it is also viewed as rather trendy. The name has been growing in popularity since the 1990s; prior to that, it was of sporadic use only. Its usage peaked modestly in 2005 with 0.048% of baby girls being given the name Itzel. It was #328 in rank then. In 2008, its usage was 0.041% and its ranking #383, and it was the most popular among all girl names in its family.

KEY: approx pronunciation for Itzel: IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; T as in "tea (T.IY)" ; Z as in "zee (Z.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)"


 
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Meaning of Itzel