Nowadays parents are looking for inspiration for giving a bit to their children an Aztec name. But it’s hard a bit to find good Aztec names which have a specific meaning in Nahuatl language. Prior to suggesting a list of Nahuatl names we would love to brief about Aztec meaning.
The Aztecs were groups of Native American people who dominated the large part of Mesoamerica or Northern America during the 14th to 16th centuries. Aztecs usually spoke the Nahuatl language. It is believed that Aztecs have originated from Aztlan. Which is somewhere in the north region of modern Mexico. The Aztec is derived from the Nahuatl word ‘aztecah’ which means “People from Aztlan”. There are many varieties of the Nahuatl language that are still spoken in central Mexico and other neighboring regions.
A number of names for children from the Aztec culture that are inspired and derived from the names of deities, animals, birds, warfare, and royalty.
NAMES | MEANING | GENDER |
Ahuatzi | Small Oak | Boy |
Coyotl | Coyate | Boy |
Izel | Unique | Boy |
Icnoyotl | Friendship | Unisex |
Coszcatl | Jewel | Girl |
Eloxochitl | The Magnolia Flower | Girl |
Xoco | Fruit | Girl |
Nahualquizqui | He/She came out of sorcery | Unisex |
Tochtli | Rabbit | Boy |
Tetlacatl | Stone man | Boy |
Tlalli | Earth | Girl |
Xochicotzin | Little necklace of flowers | Girl |
Zyanya | Always, Forever | Girl |
Zipactonal | Harmonic Light | Boy |
Aztec Empire was built upon many battles and uncountable sacrifices of battle heroes. Capturing of sacrificial victims was a subject of esteem achievement among the Aztec warriors. Those time warriors were divided into ranks and units according to their performance.
NAMES | MEANING | GENDER |
Macuilxóchitl | Five flowers | Girl |
Matlalihuitl | Greenish-blue feather | Boy |
Metztli | Goddess of night | Girl |
Mictlantecuhtli | Lord of Mictlan | Boy |
Mixcóatl | Serpent of the sky | Girl |
Miyaoaxochitl | Maize tassel flower | Girl |
Mizquixaual | Mesquite face paint | Girl |
Montezuma | The archer Lord in an angry state. The last ruler of Aztec | Boy |
Nahuatl | Goddess of Water and rivers | Unisex |
Necahual | Survivor | Girl |
Nenetl | Doll | Girl |
Xiuhtonal | Precious light | Girl |
Xiutecuhtli | Gentleman of the fire | Boy |
Xochicotzin | Fire serpent | Girl |
Xochil | Flower | Girl |
Xochilt | A variant of Xochil, meaning flower. | Girl |
Xochipilli | God of love and flowers | Boy |
Xochiquetzal | Most beautiful flower | Girl |
Xochitl | Flower | Boy |
Xochiyotl | Heart of a gentle flower | Girl |
Xoco | Youngest sister | Girl |
Xocotzin | Youngest daughter | Girl |
Xocoyotl | Youngest child | Girl |
Xolotl | Precious twin | Boy |
Yaotel | Rival | Boy |
Yaotl | Combatant; Soldier; Warrior; Defender; Fighter; Rival | Unisex |
Yaotyl | Yaotyl is a spelling variant of Yaotel. It means rival. | Boy |
Yaretzi | You will always be loved. | Girl |
Yolihuani | Source of life | Girl |
Yolotli | Heart | Boy |
Yoloxochitl | Flower of the heart | Girl |
Yolyamanitzin | He who is considerate and just. | Boy |
Zeltzin | Delicate | Girl |
Zipactonal | Harmonic light | Boy |
Zolin | Aztec word for quail. | Boy |
Zuma | Lord Frowns In Anger | Boy |
Zyanya | Forever, always | Girl |
Netzahualcoyotl | Hungry coyote | Boy |
Nochehuatl | Constant | Boy |
Nochtli | Prickly pear fruit | Girl |
Ocotlan | Pine | Boy |
Ohtli | A person who is a champion. They also referred to the son of Neil. | Unisex |
Patlea | Medicine | Boy |
Patlee | Medicine | Boy |
Patli | Medicine | Girl |
Quetzalli | A large beautiful feather | Girl |
Tayanna | Aztec name meaning suray | Girl |
Teicuih | Younger sister | Girl |
Teiuc | Second-born | Girl |
SURNAME | BRIEF |
Acxotlan | Appears in the Pubela phonebook for 2008 as “Axotlan”, 1761 |
Azcatl | Ant: Horcasitas 1973:274 |
Cocolotl | Found in the Horcasitas 1973:278 |
Ehecatl | Found in Axocotzin Radio |
Itzmoyotl | Found in a source from 1891 |
Maxil | Someone with that name insists it is Mayan instead of Nahuatl |
Ocotoxtle | Found in the Horcasitas 1973:274 |
Tlacotia | From Nealtican west of Cholula. |
Tocal | Tlaxcalancingo 1869, southeast of Cholula |
Zempoaltecatl | Inhabitant of Zempoala or Cempoala, an ancient in Veracruz |
In this blog, we discuss about the Aztec names. Aztec name means is “People from Aztlan. We discuss about the surnames, warrior names, baby names and boys names. Aztecs usually spoke the Nahuatl language. It is believed that Aztecs have originated from Aztlan
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