Cuzco: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Cuzco – Meaning: "navel of the world" – Origin: Quechua – Gender: Unisex – Pronunciation: KOOZ-koh


Cuzco is a Quechua unisex name meaning “"navel of the world"”. It appears in our list of 225+ City Names for Babies With a World-Traveler Soul.

Meaning & Origin of Cuzco

Meaning: "navel of the world".

Origin: Quechua.

Source: Wiktionary.

How to Pronounce Cuzco

Phonetic: KOOZ-koh   IPA: /ˈkuːzkoʊ/

Popularity of Cuzco

Cuzco doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.

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