Guayota

Guayota Name meanings & History

The name Guayota originates from Guanche mythology, which is the mythology of the indigenous people of the Canary Islands. There is not a specific meaning attached to this name in Guanche mythology. Guayota or Guaiota was the name given by the Guanches, ancient aborigines of the island of Tenerife (Canary Islands, Spain) to the main evil entity of their mythology according to the first historians of the Canary Islands.The term, whose primary form could be wa-yewta, has been translated as "to strike", "to combat", or also more figuratively as "the Destroyer". The name Guayota is rarely used as a given name for boys.