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4/6/2019, 7:36 PM jurure

Name Nezahualpilli
Gender Masculine
Usage Nahuatl, Aztec
Pronounced Pron. /ne.sa.wal.pil.li/(Nahuatl)
Other Forms FormsNeçahualpilli, Neçahualpiltzintli, Neçaoalpilli, Neçaualpilli
Edit Status Status3. usages AND description are verified

Meaning & History

Derived from Nahuatl nezahualli "fasting", probably referring to a collar made out of bands of paper twisted together that was worn to show the wearer should not be offered food, and pilli "person of noble lineage; child". This was the name of a 15th century ruler of Texcoco, whose name could be interpreted as "child of Nezahualcoyotl".
Added 4/6/2019 by jurure