Baby name

FADING BOY · MAPUCHE (ARAUCANIAN)
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Melinao

/meh · lee · NAH · oh/


“Silver water”

Mapuche name from Mapudungun, indigenous South American origin

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How it ages.

Traditional Mapuche indigenous name from Chile and Argentina

The cultural moment.

Rare outside indigenous Mapuche communities.