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These
names were used in the Aztec Empire.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Atotoztli f Nahuatl, AztecMeans "water parrot", deriving from the Nahuatl elements
atl ("water, a body of water") and
toztli ("yellow parrot"). Name borne by an Aztec queen that possibly ruled as tlatoani (ruler of a city-state) in her own right.
Atzin m & f Aztec, MexicanDerived from Nahuatl
atl "water" and the reverential or diminutive suffix
-tzin.
Axayacatl m Aztec, MexicanMeans "face of water" in Classical Nahuatl, from
ātl "water" and
xāyacatl "face, mask".
Ayauhcihuatl f Nahuatl, AztecEtymology uncertain, possibly deriving in part from the Classical Nahuatl elements
ayahuitl ("fog") and
cihuatl ("woman, wife"). Name borne by an Empress of Tenochtitlan (fl. 1400).
Cacamacihuatl f Nahuatl, AztecEtymology uncertain, possibly from the Classical Nahuatl elements
cacamatl "small corncobs, small ears of corn" and
cihuatl "woman, wife". Name borne by a queen of Tenochtitlan.
Cuitláhuac m & f Nahuatl, AztecEtymology uncertain, often interpreted as deriving from Nahuatl
cuitlatl "excrement" and the possessive suffix
-hua combined with the locative suffix
-c. This was the name of the 10th ruler of Tenochtitlan.
Miahuaxihuitl f Nahuatl, AztecEtymology uncertain, possibly deriving from the Classic Nahuatl elements
miahuatl "the maize plant in bloom" and
xihuitl "plant" or
xihuitl "year". Name borne by the mother of Monteczuma I.
Nezahualpilli m Nahuatl, AztecDerived 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"... [
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Xitllali f AztecThe name Xitllali means goddess of the moon. Xitllali has an Aztec origin. which is also mexican.
Xiuhcuetzin f Aztec, NahuatlPossibly derived from Nahuatl
xihuitl, which can mean "turquoise, grass, greenish thing", "year, comet", or "flame, fire",
cuēitl "skirt", and
-tzin, a diminutive or reverential suffix... [
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Xochiyotl f AztecThe name Xochiyotl means heart of a gentle flower. Xochiyotl has an Aztec origin. Which is also Mexican.
Xocoyotzin m Aztec, Mexican (Rare)Means "honored young one" from Classical Nahuatl
xocoyotl "youngest child" and the honorific suffix -
tzin. The Nahuatl name of Montezuma II was Motecuhzuma Xocoyotzin meaning "Motecuhzuma the Younger".
Yolihuani f AztecThe name Yolihuani means source of life. Yolihuani has an Aztec origin. which is also Mexican.