Behind the Name: Meaning, origin and history of the name Mictlantecuhtli

Mictlantecuhtli

Given Name MICTLANTECUHTLI

GENDER: Masculine

Meaning & History

Means "lord of Mictlan" in Nahuatl. In Aztec mythology he was the skeletal ruler of Mictlan, the realm of the dead, with his wife Mictecacihuatl.