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