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8/14/2023, 3:35 AM jocatchi
3/22/2019, 3:05 PM SeaHorse15
2/5/2013, 5:24 PM anonymous

Name Popocatepetl
Gender Masculine
Other Forms FormsPopoca, Popusun, Popandel, Polipondar
Edit Status Status3. usages AND description are verified

Meaning & History

Means "smoking mountain" in Nahuatl, derived from popoca "it smokes" and tepetl "mountain". This is the name of an active volcano in Mexico, named after a warrior from Aztec mythology said to be kneeling beside the body of his lover, Iztaccihuatl, a twin volcano to the north.
Added 2/5/2013 by anonymous