Given name & surname · also Spanish
Chimal
“shield”
Chimal is a surname from Spanish (ultimately Nahuatl). It is used in English and Spanish.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Chimal goes back to Spanish chimal, meaning “shield.”
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Where it comes from
Chimal comes from Spanish, and ultimately from Nahuatl.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Spanish chimal (“shield”), from Nahuatl chimalli (“shield”).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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