Millaray

Millaray
GenderFeminine
LanguageMapuche
Origin
LanguageMapuche
MeaningGolden flower
Region of originChile and Argentina

Millaray is a feminine given name of Mapuche origin.[1][2] It means "golden flower" (from milla "gold" and rayen "flower").[2][3][4] As of 2010, it was the 49th most popular name in Chile.[5][6]

People named Millaray

  • Millaray Cortés (born 2004), Chilean footballer
  • Millaray Viera (born 1987), Chilean actress

References

  1. ↑ Ana María Oyarce (1989). Conocimientos, creencias y prácticas en torno al ciclo vital en una comunidad mapuche de la IX Región de Chile (in Spanish). Paesmi. p. 25. OCLC 24229698.
  2. 1 2 Pentukun (in Spanish). Ediciones Universidad de la Frontera. 1996. p. 75. OCLC 32910343.
  3. ↑ Estebán Erize (1987). Mapuche (in Spanish). Yepún. p. 30. ISBN 978-950-99089-1-8.
  4. ↑ Rafael Di Doménico (1975). La epopeya de Arauco (in Spanish). Talleres Gráficos Corporación. p. 176. OCLC 253986229.
  5. ↑ "Chilean Girls Names: Most Popular Names for Girls in Chile". Baby Name Wizard. Archived from the original on 2015-04-16.
  6. ↑ "Revise los 1.423 nombres de mujeres inscritos en 2010 en el Registro Civil" (in Spanish). Radio Cooperativa. December 30, 2010. Retrieved April 13, 2015.