Metztli

Gender Feminine & Masculine
Usage Aztec and Toltec Mythology, Indigenous American, Nahuatl

Meaning & History

Means "moon" in Nahuatl [1]. This was the name of the Aztec god (or goddess) of the moon.

Related Names

VariantsMeztli(Aztec and Toltec Mythology) Meztli(Nahuatl)

Categories

celestial, deities, goddesses, gods, lunar deities, modern Spanish, moon, mythology

Sources & References

  1. Nahuatl Dictionary, entry metztli, available from https://nahuatl.uoregon.edu/content/metztli.
Entry updated April 5, 2022