What Ixchel means
Ixchel is a girl name of Maya origin meaning "lady rainbow". It is built from ix (lady, female prefix) and chel (rainbow). It is pronounced eesh-CHEL.
Maya goddess of the moon, weaving, medicine and childbirth, with a shrine on Cozumel. The 'rainbow' reading of chel is conventional but debated. A common girls' name in Mexico.
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: Ixchell, Ix Chel.
Popularity: a common name in Mexico.
Related meanings: mythology, moon, healing, rain.
Ixchel is one of the indigenous names that Mexican parents have brought back over the last thirty years. Read about Maya names and how they are built, or see more Maya girl names.
