Nahuatl name

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A Nahuatl name is a given name in the Nahuatl language that was used by the Aztecs.

Aztecs

Aztec male names from the 1540 Census n=1300 [1] 1st Component2nd Component
CommonalityFrequencyNahuatlIPAEnglishNahuatlIPAEnglishNahuatlIPAEnglish
1st74Yāōtl [ˈjaːoːt͡ɬ] war
2nd66Matlalihuitl [mat͡ɬaˈliwit͡ɬ] blue-green feathermatlalin [maˈt͡ɬalin] blue-greenXōchixihuitl [ˈʃoːt͡ʃi'iwit͡ɬ] crystal flower
3rd59Nōchēhuatl [noːt͡ʃˈeːwat͡ɬ] consistentnōchtli [ˈnoːt͡ʃt͡ɬi] cactus fruitēhuatl [ˈeːwat͡ɬ] skin
4th48Coātl [ˈkoaːt͡ɬ] snake
5th19Tōtōtl [ˈtoːtoːt͡ɬ] bird
6th18Cuāuhtl [kʷaːʍt͡ɬ] eagle
7th17Tōchtli [ˈtoːt͡ʃt͡ɬi] rabbit
8th16Zōlin [ˈsoːlin] quail
9th12Mātlal [ˈmaːt͡ɬal] net
10th12Xōchitl [ˈʃoːt͡ʃit͡ɬ] flower
additional Aztec male names from a 1590 document [2] 1st Component2nd Component
NahuatlIPAEnglishNahuatlIPAEnglishNahuatlIPAEnglish
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] crocodilenon-name form-->cipactli [siˈpakt͡ɬi] crocodile
Ocuil [ˈokʷil] wormnon-name form-->ocuilin [oˈkʷilin] worm
Cuīxtli [ˈkʷiːʃt͡ɬi] kite (bird)
Tapayaxi [tapaˈjaʃi] toad
Cōzahtli [koːˈsɑʔt͡ɬi] weasel
Necuametl [neˈkʷamet͡ɬ] maguey
Huitztecol [wit͡sˈtekol] dark brown
Ēlōxōchitl [eːloːˈʃoːt͡ʃit͡ɬ] magnoliaēlōtl [ˈeːloːt͡ɬ] green corn cobxōchitl [ˈʃoːt͡ʃit͡ɬ] flower
Xōchipepe [ʃoːt͡ʃiˈpepe] flower gathererxōchitl [ˈʃoːt͡ʃit͡ɬ] flowerpepena [peˈpena] verb to choose
Aztec female names from the 1540 Census n=1205 [1] 1st Component2nd Component
CommonalityFrequencyNahuatlIPAEnglishNahuatlIPAEnglishNahuatlIPAEnglish
1st313Tēyacapan [teːjaˈkapan] first bornnon-name form -->tēyacapantli [teːjakaˈpant͡ɬi] first born
2nd182Tlahco [ˈt͡ɬaʔko] middle (born)
3rd182Teicuih [teˈikʷiʔ] younger sister
4th151Necāhual [neˈkaːwal] survivorne- [ne] prefix [3] cāhualli [kaːwalːi] someone left behind
5th53Xōcoh [ˈʃoːkoʔ] youngest sister
6th42Centehua [senˈtewa] only one
7th38Xōcoyōtl [ʃoːˈkojoːt͡ɬ] youngest child
8th22Tlahcoēhua [t͡ɬaʔkoˈeːwa] middle oneTlahco [ˈt͡ɬaʔko] middleēhuatl [ˈeːwat͡ɬ] skin
9th15Tepin [ˈtepin] little one
10th15Cihuātōn [siˈwaːtoːn] little womannon-name form -->Cihuātōntli [siwaːˈtoːnt͡ɬi] little woman
additional Aztec female names from a 1590 document [2] 1st Component2nd Component
NahuatlIPAEnglishNahuatlIPAEnglishNahuatlIPAEnglish
Papā [ˈpapaː] flagnon-name form -->pāmitl [ˈpaːmit͡ɬ] flag
Ēlōxōchitl [eːloːˈʃoːt͡ʃit͡ɬ] magnolia ēlōtl [ˈeːloːt͡ɬ] green corn cobxōchitl [ˈʃoːt͡ʃit͡ɬ] flower
Xīlōxōch [ʃiːˈloːʃoːt͡ʃ] calliandra xīlōtl [ˈʃiːloːt͡ɬ] small, tender green maizexōchitl [ˈʃoːt͡ʃit͡ɬ] flower
Miyāoaxōchitl [mijaːoaˈʃoːt͡ʃit͡ɬ] maize tassel flowermiyāhuatl [miˈjaːwat͡ɬ] maize tasselxōchitl [ˈʃoːt͡ʃit͡ɬ] flower
Mizquixāhual [miskiˈʃɑːˈwɑl] mesquite face paintmizquitl [ˈmiskit͡ɬ] mesquite treexāhualli [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. 1 2 3 4 Schwaller, J.F. (1999). Common Nahuatl names. University of Potsdam. Retrieved September 17, 2012, from link
  2. 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
  3. ↑ The prefix "ne-" is for a non-specified reflexive/reciprocal human object.
  4. ↑ Pharao Hansen, Magnus (2014-11-15). "Nahuatl Names: The Nahuatl names in the 1544 census of Morelos". Nawatl Scholar.
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