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9/4/2009, 8:08 AM Milena Scialfa

Name Tonantzin
Gender Feminine
Usage Aztec and Toltec Mythology, Nahuatl, Mexican
Other Forms FormsTonantzín
Edit Status Status3. usages AND description are verified

Meaning & History

Means "our dear mother" or "our sacred mother" in Nahuatl, from to- "our", nantli "mother", and -tzin, a diminutive or reverential suffix. This was a title of the Aztec mother goddess.
Added 9/4/2009 by Milena Scialfa