Nahuatl
names are used by the Nahua peoples of Mexico and Central America.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Aquetzalli f NahuatlDerived from Nahuatl
quetzalli, meaning "quetzal feather", from the Nahuatl root
quetza "to stand up". The word
quetzalli also denotes something precious. The quetzal held great cultural and religious significance to the Aztecs, and other indigenous peoples of Central America... [
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Aztlan m & f Aztec and Toltec Mythology, Nahuatl (?), American (Hispanic, Rare), Mexican (Rare)Aztlan is the mythical homeland of the Aztec peoples. In their language (Nahuatl), the roots of Aztlan are the two words:
aztatl tlan(tli) meaning "heron" and "place of". The homeland was said to have many heron birds and may have been translated to 'place of white-ness' or even 'brightness' (as used by some Chicanos) because of the large population of the white feathered birds living there... [
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Centli m & f NahuatlIn the Aztec culture, Centeotl (also known as Centeocihuatl or Cinteotl) is the maize deity. Therefore, comes some derivatives of the name like: Cintli or Centli which means "dried maize still on the cob" or simply "corn"; and Teōtl means "deity"... [
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Coaxoch f NahuatlMeans "snake/serpent flower" in Nahuatl, from Nahuatl
coatl, "snake" and
xochitl, "flower".
Isel f NahuatlMeans "alone, unique, only" in Nahuatl. From the Nahuatl
isel.
Itztli m NahuatlMeans "obsidian" and "obsidian knife" in Nahuatl.
Malinalxochitl f NahuatlMeans "grass flower" in Nahuatl, from Nahuatl
malinal, "grass" and
xochitl, "flower". In Aztec mythology, Malinalxochitl is a beautiful sorceress and sister of Huitzilopochtli.
Malintzin f NahuatlThis is a variant of Malinali which means "Goddess of Grass." Malintzin is the honorific version with the suffix 'tzin' being the equivalent of 'Ma'am' or 'Lady.'
Mayalen f Nahuatl, MexicanMayalen alteration of the name Mayahuel (Nahuatl pronunciation:
maˈjawel) is the female divinity associated with the maguey plant among cultures of central Mexico in the Postclassic era of pre-Columbian Mesoamerican chronology, and in particular of the Aztec cultures... [
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Mazatl m Nahuatl, Mexican (Rare)From Nahuatl
mazatl meaning "deer". This was the name of a cacique or leader of the Nahuas of Papayeca, active during the Spanish conquest of what is now Honduras.
Nahuitochtli f Nahuatl"Four Rabbit"
(the day of the name owner's birth in the Mexica social calendar) Orizoba m & f NahuatlPossibly from the Nahuatl word meaning "valley of happy waters". Another theory suggests it is a distant derivation of Tarshish, meaning "trading post".... [
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Quetzalxochitl f NahuatlMeans "feather flower" or "precious flower" in Nahuatl, from Nahuatl
quetzalli "feather" or "precious" and
xochitl "flower".
Tochtli m & f NahuatlMeans "rabbit" in Nahuatl, related to the Nahuatl verb
totoca "run fast". The Tochtli (Rabbit) is one of the day signs in the Aztec calender.
Xiuhxochitl f NahuatlMeans "turquoise flower" in Nahuatl, from Nahuatl
xiuhuitl, "turquoise" and
xochitl, "flower".