Definitions for Mayan
ˈmɑ yənmayan

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:2.6 / 5 votes

1. Mayan, Mayanoun

   a member of an American Indian people of Yucatan and Belize and Guatemala who had a culture (which reached its peak between AD 300 and 900) characterized by outstanding architecture and pottery and astronomy

   "Mayans had a system of writing and an accurate calendar"

2. Maya, Mayan, Mayan languagenoun

   a family of American Indian languages spoken by Maya

WiktionaryRate this definition:2.0 / 2 votes

1. Mayannoun

   A Maya

2. Mayannoun

   A Mayan language

3. Mayanadjective

   Of, or relating to the Maya people of Central America.

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1. mayan

   Mayan refers to a group of Indigenous people of Mexico and Central America who are particularly noted for their civilizations that existed from around 2000 BC to the time of the Spanish conquest in the 16th century. It is also a term used to describe the family of languages spoken by these people, which includes a number of regional varieties. Additionally, it refers to the architectural, astrological, and mathematical achievements made by the Mayan civilization, including the development of a complex written script and a highly accurate calendar system.

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1. mayan

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Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. MAYAN

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Mayan is ranked #62359 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Mayan surname appeared 321 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Mayan.
   
   44.2% or 142 total occurrences were White.
   31.7% or 102 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   10.9% or 35 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   9% or 29 total occurrences were Black.
   4% or 13 total occurrences were Asian.

Matched Categories

1. • Native American

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

1. [["1812","1"],["1836","1"],["1838","1"],["1839","1"],["1843","1"],["1844","3"],["1847","1"],["1852","1"],["1858","1"],["1867","1"],["1870","1"],["1871","1"],["1873","2"],["1880","1"],["1881","6"],["1883","1"],["1885","6"],["1886","4"],["1887","1"],["1892","3"],["1893","2"],["1900","1"],["1907","1"],["1908","1"],["1909","7"],["1910","1"],["1915","3"],["1917","2"],["1921","2"],["1924","1"],["1929","2"],["1930","1"],["1931","1"],["1932","4"],["1933","2"],["1934","3"],["1937","2"],["1938","3"],["1940","2"],["1942","2"],["1947","1"],["1949","3"],["1951","3"],["1952","1"],["1953","2"],["1954","3"],["1955","10"],["1956","6"],["1957","6"],["1959","6"],["1960","1"],["1961","23"],["1962","2"],["1963","5"],["1964","4"],["1965","9"],["1966","7"],["1967","13"],["1968","42"],["1969","9"],["1970","12"],["1971","20"],["1972","11"],["1973","22"],["1974","47"],["1975","21"],["1976","21"],["1977","10"],["1978","37"],["1979","34"],["1980","26"],["1981","40"],["1982","17"],["1983","12"],["1984","9"],["1985","16"],["1986","28"],["1987","9"],["1988","28"],["1989","21"],["1990","23"],["1991","26"],["1992","23"],["1993","91"],["1994","23"],["1995","29"],["1996","45"],["1997","15"],["1998","34"],["1999","31"],["2000","54"],["2001","39"],["2002","90"],["2003","86"],["2004","53"],["2005","74"],["2006","59"],["2007","50"],["2008","78"]]

Anagrams for Mayan »

1. many a

How to pronounce Mayan?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Mayan in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Mayan in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Mayan in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of Mayan in a Sentence

1. Guillermo Bernal:

   This expression is more commonly seen in the classical period, specifically in the eighth century between the years 700 CE to 800 CE, which is the last century of the Mayan culture and very close to its collapse, in the years following 800 CE, the Mayan cities started to collapse. That (event) has a strong relationship with the frequency of the number of wars which began in this century.

2. Wiesaw Koszkul:

   Perhaps it was related to the change of dynasty, which ruled in Nakum, or other important changes in the Mayan social and religious life.

3. Rigoberta Menchu:

   The bravery of these Mayan women has allowed the silence and impunity surrounding sexual violence to be broken after more than 30 years.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Mayan
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Mayan
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html
5. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=Mayan