The word Chamorro means Guamanian, which are people from Guam. Chamorro is the native word for the people and language of the Mariana's Islands.

The Spanish colonised the Chamorro for 300 years, substituting Spanish/Catholic customs and ways for the traditional Chamorro ones, including the introduction of the Spanish language, many words of which have entered Chamorro.

"Taitague" is a surname of Chamorro origin from Guam. It is a common last name among Chamorro people.

Charissa Chamorro's birth name is Chamorro, Charissa Cree.

Most of Guam speaks English, so it is "mother".

In Chamorro, it would be nana, but only 35,000 people in Guam speak Chamorro.