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Chan

/ˈt͡ʃan/

proper noun/ˈt͡ʃan/

a surname from the Mayan languages

Borrowed from a Mayan language, of uncertain origin. Possibilities include: * Akin to Epigraphic Mayan chan (“sky”); * From Yucatec Maya chan (“small”); * From Chontal Maya chan (“snake”).