What Ah Puch means
Ah Puch is a name from Maya mythology meaning "lord of death". It comes from aj (he of) + puch (?); etymology uncertain; also called Kimil (death) and Yum Kimil. It is pronounced ah POOCH.
Skeletal Yucatec god of death and ruler of the lowest underworld. Etymology uncertain. Deity name; a story name rather than a given name.
About this meaning. The etymology is uncertain or disputed. The reading above is the best-supported one; popular baby-name sites often give a more romantic gloss that the dictionaries do not confirm.
Spellings and variants: Ah Puch, Ah-Puch.
Related meanings: mythology.
