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From paca, the name of the animal, meaning "awake, alert" [193] [194] Pacara earpod tree (Enterolobium contortisiliquum) mimosa: Quechua: From pacara [citation needed] Pacay (Inga feuilleei) mimosa: Quechua: From pakay [citation needed] Pachagnathus † pterosaur: Aymara: From the pacha ("earth"), referring to the inland environment it ...
The fylgja is a ghost who associates with (or, for a lack of better word, stalks or shadows) a particular individual, [5] and may be characterized as a "guardian spirit". [6] [1] However, contrary to its name meaning 'follower', it generally moves ahead of its host, making a kind of "contact" with the person before they arrive at some key spot. [5]
Power animal, a neoshamanic belief of a tutelary spirit; Spirit guide, an entity that remains as a discarnate spirit to act as a guide or protector to a living incarnated individual; Totem, a spirit being, sacred object, or symbol that serves as an emblem of a group of people, such as a family, clan, lineage, or tribe
Shava is an animal totem variant of the Mhofu/Mpofu, which is the name of the eland deer-like animal in Southern Africa. Shava is often associated with describing pruness, ware and tier becoming self-sufficient, such as by hunting or fishing.
A zodiac spirit animal is an animal that shares similar qualities to one of the 12 zodiac signs. Nature's animals reside within the four elements (fire, water, earth, and air).
Piatek – Large land animal; Pictish Beast (Pictish stones) – Stylistic animal, possibly a dragon; Pillan – Nature spirit; Pim-skwa-wagen-owad – Water spirit; Piru – Minor demon; Pishacha – Carrion-eating demon; Pishtaco – Monster man that steals its victim's body fat for cannibalistic purposes
A person born on "Dog Day" would have both strong and weak 'dog' aspects. In Nahuatl the word tonalli is used to refer both to a day and to the animal associated with that day. The nagual is considered different; where the tonal is the day spirit itself, the nagual is the familiar spirit of the day.
Pages in category "Given names derived from animals" The following 44 pages are in this category, out of 44 total. ... Vydra (surname) W. Wolf (name) Wren (name) Z.