This is a list of submitted names in which the usage is Indigenous American; and the place is Mexico; and the ending sequence is in.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Atlatzin m NahuatlDerived from Nahuatl
atlatl "spear-thrower, spear-throwing lever" and the diminutive or reverential suffix
-tzin.
Axolin m NahuatlMeaning uncertain, possibly derived from Nahuatl
aholin "sesame seed" or
axolotl "salamander".
Ayotzin f & m NahuatlFrom Nahuatl
ayotli "squash, gourd, pumpkin". Coincides with a Nahuatl word meaning "turtle, tortoise".
Cacamatzin m NahuatlDerived from Nahuatl
cacamatl "small ear of corn, offshoot of larger ear of maize" and
-tzin, a diminutive or reverential suffix. This was the name of a king of Texcoco.
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.
Cihuapitzin f & m NahuatlMeaning uncertain, possibly from Nahuatl
cihuapilli "noblewoman, lady" and the honorific or diminutive suffix
-tzin.
Cuauhtin m NahuatlMeans "eagles" in Nahuatl, the plural form of
cuauhtli. This was the name of an Aztec military faction. Alternatively, this name could be the plural form of
cuahuitl "tree, wood".
Huitzillatzin m NahuatlForm of
Huitzilatl, using the honorific suffix
-tzin. This was the name of the first ruler of Huitzilopochco, an Aztec city-state.
Huitzilxochtzin f NahuatlFrom Nahuatl
huitzilin, meaning "hummingbird",
xōchitl "flower", and the diminutive or reverential suffix "
-tzin", often used in Aztec royal families. This was another name of
Atotoztli II, the regent or possible tlatoani (ruler) of Tenochtitlan.
Itzcuin m NahuatlDerived from Nahuatl
itzcuintli "dog", the tenth day-sign of the tonalpohualli.
Olin m NahuatlMeans "movement, motion" in Nahuatl, sometimes referring to an earthquake. This is the seventeenth day-sign of the tonalpohualli. Compare
Olli.
Pain m NahuatlMeans "agile runner" in Nahuatl, from
paina "to run fast".
Quauhquimichin m & f NahuatlMeans "wood mouse", from Nahuatl
cuahuitl "wood, tree" and
quimichin "mouse".
Quauhtlapochin m NahuatlPossibly means "young eagle", derived from Nahuatl
cuauhtli "eagle" and
-poch "young". Alternately, the second element may derive from
poctli "smoke, fumes, vapour".
Tecuepotzin m NahuatlMeaning uncertain. Possibly derived from Nahuatl
tecue "venemous lizard" and
-poh "one’s equal, another like oneself", combined with the diminutive or reverential suffix
-tzin.
Tlacochin m & f NahuatlDerived from Nahuatl
tlacochtli "weapon; spear, arrow, javelin".
Tlacuilolxochtzin f NahuatlMeans "painted flower" in Nahuatl, derived from
tlahcuilolli "a painting, a document; something written or painted" and
xōchitl "flower" combined with the diminutive or reverential suffix
-tzin... [
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Tohuacochin m & f NahuatlMeaning uncertain, possibly derived from Nahuatl
tohuatli "wooden crib" and
cochi "to sleep", roughly "one who sleeps in the wooden crib". In this case, it may have been a childhood nickname... [
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Tolin f NahuatlMeans "reed, rush, cattail" in Nahuatl, a specific kind of marsh plant.
Tzihuacxochitzin f NahuatlVariant of
Tzihuacxochitl, with the diminutive or reverential suffix "-
tzin", a suffix that was often used in Aztec royal families. This name was borne by a queen consort of
Tezozomoc, the Tlatoani (ruler) of the city-state of Azcapotzalco.
Xiuhcanahualtzin f NahuatlMeaning unknown, although the first element is probably "
xihuitl" or "
xiuh", meaning "turquoise, grass, green/blue thing" or "year, comet" or "flame, fire". The last element is probably "
-tzin", a diminutive or reverential suffix... [
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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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Xiuhtlaltzin f NahuatlFrom Nahuatl
xiuhtlalli "turquoise lands, jade land", itself derived from
xihuitl (
xiuh-) "turquoise, grass, greenish thing" and
tlālli "earth, land, soil", and the diminutive or reverential suffix
-tzin.
Yancuiltzin m NahuatlPossibly derived from
yancuic "new" with a diminutive or reverential suffix
-tzin. This was the name of a 14th-century Tetzcoco tlatoque who co-ruled with
Tochpilli under Tepanec suzerainty.
Yaquin m NahuatlPossibly derived from Nahuatl
yaqui "departed, gone, having left for a place".