Ixchel

eesh-CHEHL

Mayan

"lady rainbow"

Ixchel Origin and Meaning

Variation of Itzel

The name Ixchel in Pop Culture

• Ixchel Mayan goddess of childbirth, war and medicine; also associated with the moon. She was so sacred to Maya women that they founded an island sanctuary, still called the Isla de Mujeres (Island of Women), off Cancun, Mexico.