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Gender Masculine
Usage Nahuatl
Other Forms FormsQueçalxiuh

Meaning & History

Derived from Nahuatl quetzalli "quetzal feather, precious thing" and xihuitl "year" (or "turquoise"). Often given to boys born during the New Fire ceremony xiuhmolpilli, "the binding of the years", an event held every 52 years to align the Aztec’s ritual calendar with the annual calendar.
Added 3/17/2024 by jocatchi