Chiquinquira as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Chiquinquira

What is the meaning of the name Chiquinquira ?

The baby name Chiquinquira is a Female name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced IPA: /tʃi.kin.ki.ˈɾa/ — chee-keen-kee-RAH (stress on final syllable).

Chiquinquira is Spanish in Origin.

Chiquinquira (standard Spanish Chiquinquirá) is a feminine toponymic and theophoric name linked to the Marian title Our Lady of the Rosary of Chiquinquirá, patroness of Colombia and widely venerated in Venezuela. The town name Chiquinquirá derives from Muysccubun (Chibcha), the language of the Muisca people; scholars propose varying glosses - often “place of swamps” or “foggy/plain land” - with the exact segmentation debated. As a given name, it signals devotion to the Virgin and a connection to the Andean highlands more than a single literal meaning.

Usage expanded after the famed restoration miracle of the image in 1586, appearing in colonial and later baptismal records and remaining most familiar in northern South America. It is especially recognized in Zulia, Venezuela, where the Virgin “La Chinita” is honored on November 18. Variants and diminutives include Chiquinquirá (accented), Chiquinquira (unaccented), and Chiqui; affectionate Venezuelan forms may include Chinita.