Quechua

Pachacútec

Pronounced pah-chah-KOO-tekShare

Meaning: Changer of the world

  • Boy
  • Rare gem
  • 4 syllables

The story

Pachacútec is a Spanish form of Quechua Pachakutiq. The name combines an element meaning world or time with change and an agent ending; it was borne by a fifteenth-century Inca ruler.

Nicknames

  • Pacha

Spellings & variants

  • Pachacuti
  • Pachakutiq

Popularity

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Rare in US records; use elsewhere may differ.

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Origins

Pachacútec comes from Quechua.

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