Nahuatl name
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Given name in the Nahuatl language
A Nahuatl name is a given name in the Nahuatl language that was used by the Aztecs.
| Aztec male names from the 1540 Census n=1300[1] | 1st Component | 2nd Component | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commonality | Frequency | Nahuatl | IPA | English | Nahuatl | IPA | English | Nahuatl | IPA | English |
| 1st | 74 | Yāōtl | [ˈjaːoːt͡ɬ] | war | ||||||
| 2nd | 66 | Matlalihuitl | [mat͡ɬaˈliwit͡ɬ] | blue-green feather | matlalin | [maˈt͡ɬalin] | blue-green | Xōchixihuitl | [ˈʃoːt͡ʃi'iwit͡ɬ] | crystal flower |
| 3rd | 59 | Nōchēhuatl | [noːt͡ʃˈeːwat͡ɬ] | consistent | nōchtli | [ˈnoːt͡ʃt͡ɬi] | cactus fruit | ēhuatl | [ˈeːwat͡ɬ] | skin |
| 4th | 48 | Coātl | [ˈkoaːt͡ɬ] | snake | ||||||
| 5th | 19 | Tōtōtl | [ˈtoːtoːt͡ɬ] | bird | ||||||
| 6th | 18 | Cuāuhtl | [kʷaːʍt͡ɬ] | eagle | ||||||
| 7th | 17 | Tōchtli | [ˈtoːt͡ʃt͡ɬi] | rabbit | ||||||
| 8th | 16 | Zōlin | [ˈsoːlin] | quail | ||||||
| 9th | 12 | Mātlal | [ˈmaːt͡ɬal] | net | ||||||
| 10th | 12 | Xōchitl | [ˈʃoːt͡ʃit͡ɬ] | flower | ||||||
| additional Aztec male names from a 1590 document [2] | 1st Component | 2nd Component | ||||||||
| Nahuatl | IPA | English | Nahuatl | IPA | English | Nahuatl | IPA | English | ||
| Mazatl | [ˈmasat͡ɬ] | deer | ||||||||
| Cuetzpalli | [kʷet͡sˈpalːi] | lizard | ||||||||
| Ōlli | [ˈoːlːi] | rubber | ||||||||
| Itzcuīntli | [it͡sˈkʷiːnt͡ɬi] | dog | ||||||||
| Tlālli | [ˈt͡ɬaːlːi] | earth | ||||||||
| Huitzitl | [ˈwit͡sit͡ɬ] | hummingbird | ||||||||
| Ōcēlōtl | [oːˈseːloːt͡ɬ] | jaguar | ||||||||
| Ozomatli | [osoˈmat͡ɬi] | monkey | ||||||||
| Cuetlāchtli | [kʷeˈt͡ɬɑːt͡ʃt͡ɬi] | wolf | ||||||||
| Tecolōtl | [teˈkoloːt͡ɬ] | horned owl | ||||||||
| Miztli | [ˈmist͡ɬi] | mountain lion | ||||||||
| Cipac | [ˈsipak] | crocodile | non-name form--> | cipactli | [siˈpakt͡ɬi] | crocodile | ||||
| Ocuil | [ˈokʷil] | worm | non-name form--> | ocuilin | [oˈkʷilin] | worm | ||||
| Cuīxtli | [ˈkʷiːʃt͡ɬi] | kite (bird) | ||||||||
| Tapayaxi | [tapaˈjaʃi] | toad | ||||||||
| Cōzahtli | [koːˈsɑʔt͡ɬi] | weasel | ||||||||
| Necuametl | [neˈkʷamet͡ɬ] | maguey | ||||||||
| Huitztecol | [wit͡sˈtekol] | dark brown | ||||||||
| Ēlōxōchitl | [eːloːˈʃoːt͡ʃit͡ɬ] | magnolia | ēlōtl | [ˈeːloːt͡ɬ] | green corn cob | xōchitl | [ˈʃoːt͡ʃit͡ɬ] | flower | ||
| Xōchipepe | [ʃoːt͡ʃiˈpepe] | flower gatherer | xōchitl | [ˈʃoːt͡ʃit͡ɬ] | flower | pepena | [peˈpena] | verb to choose | ||
| Aztec female names from the 1540 Census n=1205[1] | 1st Component | 2nd Component | ||||||||
| Commonality | Frequency | Nahuatl | IPA | English | Nahuatl | IPA | English | Nahuatl | IPA | English |
| 1st | 313 | Tēyacapan | [teːjaˈkapan] | first born | non-name form --> | tēyacapantli | [teːjakaˈpant͡ɬi] | first born | ||
| 2nd | 182 | Tlahco | [ˈt͡ɬaʔko] | middle (born) | ||||||
| 3rd | 182 | Teicuih | [teˈikʷiʔ] | younger sister | ||||||
| 4th | 151 | Necāhual | [neˈkaːwal] | survivor | ne- | [ne] | prefix[3] | cāhualli | [kaːwalːi] | someone left behind |
| 5th | 53 | Xōcoh | [ˈʃoːkoʔ] | youngest sister | ||||||
| 6th | 42 | Centehua | [senˈtewa] | only one | ||||||
| 7th | 38 | Xōcoyōtl | [ʃoːˈkojoːt͡ɬ] | youngest child | ||||||
| 8th | 22 | Tlahcoēhua | [t͡ɬaʔkoˈeːwa] | middle one | Tlahco | [ˈt͡ɬaʔko] | middle | ēhuatl | [ˈeːwat͡ɬ] | skin |
| 9th | 15 | Tepin | [ˈtepin] | little one | ||||||
| 10th | 15 | Cihuātōn | [siˈwaːtoːn] | little woman | non-name form --> | Cihuātōntli | [siwaːˈtoːnt͡ɬi] | little woman | ||
| additional Aztec female names from a 1590 document [2] | 1st Component | 2nd Component | ||||||||
| Nahuatl | IPA | English | Nahuatl | IPA | English | Nahuatl | IPA | English | ||
| Papā | [ˈpapaː] | flag | non-name form --> | pāmitl | [ˈpaːmit͡ɬ] | flag | ||||
| Ēlōxōchitl | [eːloːˈʃoːt͡ʃit͡ɬ] | magnolia | ēlōtl | [ˈeːloːt͡ɬ] | green corn cob | xōchitl | [ˈʃoːt͡ʃit͡ɬ] | flower | ||
| Xīlōxōch | [ʃiːˈloːʃoːt͡ʃ] | calliandra | xīlōtl | [ˈʃiːloːt͡ɬ] | small, tender green maize | xōchitl | [ˈʃoːt͡ʃit͡ɬ] | flower | ||
| Miyāoaxōchitl | [mijaːoaˈʃoːt͡ʃit͡ɬ] | maize tassel flower | miyāhuatl | [miˈjaːwat͡ɬ] | maize tassel | xōchitl | [ˈʃoːt͡ʃit͡ɬ] | flower | ||
| Mizquixāhual | [miskiˈʃɑːˈwɑl] | mesquite face paint | mizquitl | [ˈmiskit͡ɬ] | mesquite tree | xāhualli | [ʃɑːˈwɑlːi] | shaving | ||
There was a greater variety of Nahuatl names for Aztec males than for Aztec females.[1] The meanings of the Aztec female names were mostly about birth order.[1][2][4]
References
- 1 2 3 4 Schwaller, J.F. "Common Nahuatl Names". University of Potsdam. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
- 1 2 3 Sahagun, B. (1999). Primeros memoriales. University of Oklahoma Press: USA. ISBN 978-0-8061-2909-9 Retrieved September 17, 2012, from link
- ↑ The prefix "ne-" is for a non-specified reflexive/reciprocal human object.
- ↑ Pharao Hansen, Magnus. "Nahuatl Names: The Nahuatl names in the 1544 census of Morelos". Nawatl Scholar. Archived from the original on 22 May 2025. Retrieved 15 November 2014.