Atahualpa
Usually glossed "fortunate fowl", from Quechua ataw "fortunate, lucky" and wallpa "hen, fowl".
Meaning and origin
Atahualpa is the Spanish-influenced spelling of Atawallpa, the name of the last Inca ruler to hold a unified empire before the Spanish conquest.
How to pronounce Atahualpa
| English (US) | ah-tah-WAHL-pah /ˌɑːtəˈwɑːlpə/ |
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