Guanche Submitted Names

Guanche names are used by the indigenous Guanche people of the Canary Islands.
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Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Teneriste f Guanche
From Guanche *tennerist, meaning "she rests". This was the name of a woman who was baptized in Seville around 1427.
Tentagays f Guanche (Rare)
From Guanche *te-n-tagayəst, meaning "great bustard". This was recorded as the name of a 20-year-old Guanche woman who was sold at the slave market in Valencia in 1494.
Texenery m & f Guanche, Spanish (Canarian)
Meaning unknown. It was borne by a 9-year-old Guanche boy sold at the slave market in Valencia in 1497. It was revived in the 1970s in the Canary Islands, primarily as a feminine name.
Tibiabin f Guanche
From Guanche *tibəyt-abən, meaning "prayer". In Guanche folklore, this was the name of Tamonante's mother.
Tinabuna f Guanche (Rare)
From Guanche *ti-n-abuna, meaning "beautiful" (literally "goodness").
Tindara f Guanche
From Guanche *te-n-dara, meaning "she from the small village".
Tinerfe m Guanche, Spanish (Canarian)
Possibly derived from Chinerfe, itself from guachinerfe, referring to the inhabitants of the island of Tenerife, located in the Canary Islands. It was borne by the last Guanche mencey (leader) of Tenerife before its division into nine menceyatos (kingdoms)... [more]
Tinguafaya f Guanche (Rare)
From Guanche *ti-n-ggafayah, meaning "climber".
Tinguaro m Guanche, Spanish (Canarian)
Derived from Guanche *ti-n-əgraw, meaning "meeting cave". Alternatively, it may be derived from *ti-n-ahwaru "first one's land".
Tinizara f Guanche (Rare)
From Guanche *tinzar, meaning "promontories" (literally "noses").
Ubay m Guanche, Spanish (Canarian)
Meaning unknown. It was borne by a 12-year-old Guanche boy sold at the slave market in Valencia in 1495.
Yaye m Guanche
Borne by a 14-year-old Guanche boy sold at the slave market in Valencia in 1494.
Yballa f Guanche
Variant of Iballa.
Yco f Guanche
Variant of Ico 2.
Yone m Guanche, Spanish (Canarian)
Means "seer" in Guanche.
Zebenzuí m Guanche (Hispanicized), Spanish (Canarian)
From an indigenous Guanche name which may be derived from *zăbb-ən-əswy "blowfly of the sandgrouse", composed of *əzăbb "gadfly; blowfly", the preposition *n, and *(a)səwəy referring to a species of sandgrouse, a type of bird from the genus Pterocles... [more]
Zonzamas m Guanche
Derived from Guanche zamzâm, meaning "happy". It was borne by a chief from Lanzarote who ruled the island at the end of the 14th century, before the European conquest.