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Gender Masculine
Usage Nahuatl
Other Forms FormsMotolinía

Meaning & History

Means "poor, a poor person" in Nahuatl, derived from tolinia "to be poor, afflicted; to suffer". This was what the missionary Toribio de Benavente was known by during his time evangelising in Mexico, due to his shabby robes.
Added 6/3/2023 by jocatchi
Edited 9/11/2023 by jocatchi