In recent decades, scientists have made many fascinating discoveries about the lives of the ancient Maya. According to them, the Maya were one of the most advanced civilizations in Central America.
The Maya originated from the Mesoamerica region, which is present-day Central America. This area is situated between Mexico and South America. Thousands of ancient Maya lived in what is now Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, El Salvador, and southern Mexico.
After the child is born, parents will ask the elders to perform a naming ceremony.
The lives of the Maya were filled with intriguing and surprising aspects. Among these was their unique way of naming their children. Specifically, families in Maya, hundreds of years ago, had a tradition of naming their children based on the day of birth in the month.
Each day in the Maya calendar had specific names for boys and girls born on that day. Therefore, after a child was born, parents would consult the elders to conduct a naming ceremony. At that time, the village elders would refer to the calendar. A year in the Maya calendar consists of 260 days and has 13 months, with each month containing 20 days.
According to the beliefs of the Maya, each day in the months of the year carries its own source of energy. From this, they provided a range of names corresponding to each day for parents to choose from.
Common names for boys in ancient Maya included: Aapo, Fabio, Yunuen, Yaxkin, Cadmae, Pakal, Hugo, Kaax, Itzamna….
Meanwhile, popular names for girls included: Rigoberta, Yolotli, Yuritzi, Itzel, Abarrane, Abha…
