Gender Feminine
Usage Mayan (Hispanicized)
Meaning & History
From Yucatec Maya nikte' meaning "flower" or specifically "plumeria flower". It is derived from Classic Maya nich "flower" and te' "tree" [1].
Related Names
User SubmissionNicté
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Sources & References
- Boot, Erik. Classic Maya Vocabulary of Hieroglyphic Readings, available from https://www.mesoweb.com/resources/vocabulary/Vocabulary-2009.01.pdf.