What Xbalanqué means
Xbalanqué is a name from Maya mythology meaning "little jaguar sun". It comes from x- (small, or female prefix) + b'alam (jaguar) + q'ij/kej (sun; or deer); etymology uncertain. It is pronounced shbah-lahn-KEH.
Twin brother of Hunahpú in the Popol Vuh, who became the moon (or the full sun, in some readings). Etymology uncertain: 'jaguar sun', 'jaguar deer' and 'hidden jaguar' are all proposed. 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: Xbalanque, Ixbalanqué.
