Save Gender Feminine Usage Nahuatl Pronounced Pron. [wi.tsiɬ.ˈʃoːtʃ.tsin] [key·simplify] Meaning & History From Nahuatl huītzilin meaning "hummingbird", xōchitl "flower" and the diminutive or reverential suffix -tzin, often used in Aztec royal families. This was another name of Atotoztli II, the regent or possible tlatoani (ruler) of Tenochtitlan.