This is a list of submitted names in which the usage is Mexican; and the pattern is *y* or a* or c* or e* or i* or k* or o* or r* or t* or u*.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Cecihuatl f NahuatlMeans "one woman" in Nahuatl, from
ce "one" and
cihuatl "woman".
Cecuiztli m NahuatlMeans "cold, to be cold" or "high mountain place" in Nahuatl.
Celestita f Spanish (Latin American)Means "celestite" in Spanish. Also known as celestine, celestite is a colourless, orange or blue mineral with orthorhombic crystals, so named from Latin
caelestis "heavenly, pertaining to the sky" (compare
Caelestis) after its usual pale sky-blue shade.
Celiloc m NahuatlPossibly means "communion", derived from Nahuatl
celia "to receive, to accept (something)".
Centehua f NahuatlPossibly means "the only one, unique", derived from Nahuatl
centetl "one, a single one".
Centeotl f & m Aztec and Toltec Mythology, NahuatlDerived from Nahuatl
centli "dried ears of corn, dried maize on the cob" and
teotl "deity, god; divine force". This was the name of an Aztec maize deity, depicted as both male and female; they may have been an aspect of
Chicomecōātl.
Centzon m NahuatlMeans "four hundred" or "innumerable, uncountable, plenty" in Nahuatl.
Chahuacue m NahuatlPossibly derived from Nahuatl
chahuatl "concubine" and
cueitl "skirt".
Chahuatlatoa m NahuatlPossibly derived from Nahuatl
chahuatl "concubine" or
chahuati "to be jealous, envious, suspicious", combined with
tlatoa "to speak; to issue commands".
Chalchiuh m NahuatlDerived from Nahuatl
chalchihuitl "precious green or blue stone", usually referring to jade, turquoise, emerald, or greenstone. This was often used metaphorically to refer to newborns and small children.
Chalchiuhnenetl f NahuatlDerived from Nahuatl
chalchihuitl "precious green or blue stone" and
nenetl "doll, idol; female genitals".
Chalchiuhtototl m NahuatlMeans "jade bird" or "turquoise bird" in Nahuatl, referring to a brightly coloured species of songbird known as the red-legged honeycreeper. Ultimately derived from
chālchiuhtli "precious green or blue stone" and
tototl "bird".
Chalchiuitl f NahuatlMeans "precious green or blue stone; greenstone, jade, turquoise, emerald" in Nahuatl.
Chalmecatl m NahuatlMeans "from Chalma" in Nahuatl. This was also the name of an Aztec deity of the underworld.
Chamolmani m NahuatlMeans "to be like a red parrot" or "in the manner of red parrot feathers", from Nahuatl
chamolli "red parrot feather" and
-mani "for things to be a certain way".
Champa m NahuatlMeans "toward home", from Nahuatl
chantli "home, residence" and
-pa "towards, in, to".
Chancal m & f NahuatlMeaning uncertain, possibly derived from Nahuatl
chanca "lives, is making a home" and the suffix
-l.
Chapopo m & f NahuatlDerived from Nahuatl
chapopotli, meaning "tar, asphalt".
Chauhyohuan m NahuatlMeaning uncertain. May derive from Nahuatl
chahuatl "concubine" or
chahuati "to be envious, jealous, suspicious", combined with
yohua "to become night, to grow dark", or
-yoh "made of, full of, with the quality of" and
-huan "with, together with".
Chayito f SpanishDiminutive of
Chayo. In other words, this is a double diminutive of
Rosario. A known bearer of this name was the Mexican-born American folk singer and actress María del Rosario "Chayito" Valdez (1945-2016).
Chenoa f American (Modern), Spanish (Modern, Rare)From the name of the American town of Chenoa, Illinois. The word
Chenoa (or
Chenoka) is probably one of many Native American names for the Kentucky River, and it was chosen by the city founder as a reference to his native state of Kentucky... [
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Chialoc m & f NahuatlPossibly means "waited for, watched for, expected", derived from Nahuatl
chiya "to await, expect, look for; to watch something, to observe".
Chichatlapal m NahuatlMeaning uncertain, possibly derived from Nahuatl
chichitl "barn owl" and
atlapalli "wing, leaf", or from
chicha "to spit" and
tlapalli "colour, red; blood".
Chicomacatl m NahuatlCould be derived from the calendrical date
chicome acatl, "seven reed", or from a kind of medicinal herb. This was one of the names of the ruler of Cempoala, a Mesoamerican city, in the 16th century.
Chicotl m NahuatlProbably derived from Nahuatl
xicotl, "bee, bumblebee".
Chicueton f & m NahuatlPossibly means "little eight", derived from Nahuatl
chicueyi "eight" and the diminutive suffix
-ton.
Chihuaton f NahuatlProbably derived from Nahuatl
chihua "to do, to make" and the diminutive suffix
-ton.
Chilcanauh m NahuatlFrom Nahuatl
chilcanauhtli "cinnamon teal (bird)", literally "chilli duck" due to its red colouring.
Chilton f NahuatlPossibly means "little chilli" in Nahuatl, or alternately, refers to a kind of small fly.
Chiltototl m NahuatlMeans "northern cardinal" in Nahuatl, from
chilli "chilli pepper" (figuratively "red") and
tototl "bird".
Chimalayauh m NahuatlDerived from Nahuatl
chimalli "shield" and
ayahuitl "fog, mist, vapour".
Chimalcoatl m NahuatlMeans "shield snake" or "rattlesnake, pit viper" in Nahuatl, derived from
chimalli "shield" and
cōātl "snake, serpent".
Chimalcozauh m NahuatlPossibly means "yellow shield" or "shield turned yellow", from Nahuatl
chimalli "shield" and
cozahui "to turn yellow".
Chimalcueyo m NahuatlPossibly means "war shield" in Nahuatl, from
chimalli "shield" and
cuexyo, a specific war shield design. Alternatively, the second element could derive from
cueyoni "to glow, to shine; to boil, to swarm".
Chimalecatococ m NahuatlProbably derived from Nahuatl
chimalli "shield" and
ecatoco "to be pushed or carried away by the wind".
Chimalhuilan m NahuatlDerived from Nahuatl
chimalli "shield", along with
huilana "to drag something, drag oneself; to crawl" or the related
huilanqui "extended, stretched" or
huilantli "crippled".
Chimalpahin m NahuatlMeans "runs swiftly with a shield" in Nahuatl, from
chimalli "shield" and
paina "to run fast".
Chimalpaquinitzin m NahuatlMeans "glad for his shield" in Nahuatl, from
chimalli "shield" and
paqui "to rejoice, to be content", combined with the diminutive or reverential suffix
-tzin.
Chimalpepech m NahuatlPossibly means "mended shield", from Nahuatl
chimalli "shield" and
pepechoa "to patch something, to affix something".
Chimalpopoca m NahuatlMeans "smoking shield" or "the shield smokes" in Nahuatl, from
chimalli "shield" and
popoca "to smoke".
Chimaltemoc m NahuatlMeans "descending shield" in Nahuatl, from
chimalli "shield" and
temo "to descend, to fall".
Chimaltetlacauh m NahuatlEtymology uncertain, possibly contains the elements
chimalli "shield" and
cuauhcozcatl "wooden collar (for slaves)".
Chimalteuh m NahuatlMeans "like a shield" in Nahuatl, from
chimalli "shield" and
-teuh "like, similar to".
Chipahual f NahuatlDerived from Nahuatl
chipahua "to clean; to become clean, to purify".
Chiquinquirá f Spanish, Spanish (Latin American)Spanish feminine name given in honour of Our Lady of the Rosary of Chiquinquirá. Chiquinquirá itself is of Chibcha origin and means "Place of swamps covered with fog".
Cihuacoatl m & f NahuatlMeans "woman snake" in Nahuatl, either derived from the goddess
Cihuacōātl, or from its use as a political title.
Cihuacocoxqui f NahuatlProbably means "sick woman", from Nahuatl
cihuatl "woman" and
cocoxqui "sick person, a patient; something withered".
Cihuamani m NahuatlMeans "woman-like" in Nahuatl, from
cihuatl "woman" and
-mani "to be like, in the manner of".
Cihuanemi m NahuatlDerived from Nahuatl
cihuatl "woman" and
nemi "to dwell, to live (as)" or "to walk, to go about (like)", perhaps meaning "effeminate man" or "womaniser".
Cihuanen f NahuatlMeaning uncertain. The first element is
cihuatl, "woman", and the second may be derived from either
nen, meaning "in vain, for nothing, useless", or
nenqui, which can mean either "a resident of someplace; to have lived" or "to go from here to there; wasting time".
Cihuanenequi f NahuatlMeans "she imagines she is a woman", derived from Nahuatl
cihuatl "woman" and
nenequi "to imagine, to feign, to pretend to be something one is not; to covet".
Cihuapan m NahuatlDerived from Nahuatl
cihuatl "woman" and the locative suffix
-pan, possibly meaning "on the woman", "in the place of the woman", or "in the way of women".
Cihuapitzin f & m NahuatlMeaning uncertain, possibly from Nahuatl
cihuapilli "noblewoman, lady" and the honorific or diminutive suffix
-tzin.
Cihuatecpanecatl m NahuatlMeans "person from Cihuatecpaneca", literally "women’s palace". This was also used as a military title.
Cihuatemoatl f NahuatlPossibly derived from Nahuatl
cihuatl "woman" and
temoa "to seek, search, investigate".
Cihuatetl f NahuatlPossibly derived from Nahuatl
cihuatl "woman", combined with
tetl "stone, rock; egg" or
teotl "divine force, god".
Cipriana f Italian, Portuguese, Galician, Spanish, Romanian, Greek (Rare), Gascon, ProvençalItalian, Romanian, Portuguese, Galician, Spanish, Gascon and Provençal feminine form of
Cyprianus (compare
Cypriana).
Circuncisión f Spanish (Rare)Means "circumcision" in Spanish. This is given in reference to the circumcision of Jesus, as recorded in the Gospel of Luke. This event is traditionally viewed as the first time the blood of Christ was shed and thus the beginning of the process of the redemption of man; it is also seen as a demonstration that Christ was fully human, and of his obedience to Jewish law... [
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Citlalic f NahuatlThe name Citlalic means rising star.Citlalic has an Aztec origin.Which is also Mexican.
Citlalmina f Nahuatl, MexicanMeans "arrow stars (meteorites)" in Nahuatl, derived from
citlalin "stars" and
mina "to shoot, to stab".
Claustro f & m SpanishSpanish form of
Claustre. Rare masculine usage of this name is restricted to Latin America, particularly Mexico.
Clavelina f Spanish (Rare)From Spanish
clavelina, a species of Dianthus flower named in English "rainbow pink" or "China pink".
Clavo m Spanish (Latin American)A variant of
Clavio, the name is also identical to the Spanish noun for “nail.” Therefore, there is possibly a connotation of extraordinary steadfastness and solid reliability in times of trouble... [
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