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El nombre del dios Ch'amiyabaq significa, conforme a la explicación de Sam Colop (2011: nota 82), es "Señor de la Vara de Hueso", ya que Ch'amiy o ch'amiya, "con -a final como inserción vocálica, quiere decir 'vara' o 'cetro', símbolo de autoridad. Baq es 'hueso'." El nombre de su par, Ch'amiyajolom, significa "Señor de la Vara de Hueso."

Christenson (2007: 116) translates the name as "Bone Staff," and the name of Ch'amiyajolom as "Skull Staff," because "As emblems of office, Quiché political and religious leaders carry staffs that are often topped with ornate silver carvings symbolizing divine power" (note 237).