Aymara

Kantuta

Pronounced kahn-TOO-tahShare

Meaning: Cantua flower

  • Girl
  • Rare gem
  • 3 syllables

The story

Kantuta comes from Aymara and names the Andean cantua flower, Cantua buxifolia. Its botanical origin is more precise than treating all Andean flower names as Quechua.

Nicknames

  • Kanti

Spellings & variants

  • Cantuta

Popularity

Rare gem

Rare in US records; use elsewhere may differ.

Style

Origins

Kantuta comes from Aymara.

Quechua

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Amancay flower; a lily-like blossom

Rare gem
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Flower; a form related to Xochitl

Rare gem
Nahuatl

Xilonen

A maize goddess’s name; etymological interpretations vary

Rare gem
Brazilian Portuguese · Tupi

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Flower, from Tupi potyra

Rare gem
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