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Hello. I have heard many different versions of what the name means as well. Firstly, my mother told me she got my name from a Peruvian friend of hers, and that the name was of Inca origin. Unfortunately, the novela you mentioned came out 3 months after I was born, and suddenly my name wasn't so unique anymore.

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I have heard the name is of Muslim origin, Hebrew origin, Inca origin, and Moorish (from the moorish occupation in Spain, then the Spaniard conquest of the Americas, and so on).

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Depending on who in South America you speak to, either the name is very popular or no one has ever heard of it. I think the name is very popular in certain parts of Peru.

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I hope this helps.

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Sincerely,

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Yahaira C