Metzli as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Metzli

What is the meaning of the name Metzli ?

The baby name Metzli is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced Nahuatl IPA: /ˈmets.t͡ɬi/ (approx. "METS-tlee"); Anglicized: /ˈmɛtsli/ ("METZ-lee").

Metzli is Nahuatl in Origin.

Rooted in Classical Nahuatl, Metzli derives from metztli, the word for “moon” and by extension a “month” or lunar cycle. In pre-Hispanic Central Mexico it also named the moon deity in some sources and appears throughout Nahua ritual and calendrical vocabulary. As a given name, it is a modern revival influenced by Indigenous cultural pride, used in Mexico and among Mexican and Chicano families in the United States. The name is unisex in origin, though contemporary usage skews feminine, and overall frequency remains rare.

Spelling varies with orthographic tradition: Metztli is the most conservative form, Meztli and Metzli are simplified modern spellings, and Metzi functions as a familiar short form. The core meaning stays constant - “moon; month” - carrying associations of night, cycles, reflection, and change. Related nature names sometimes paired with it include Citlali (“star”) in Nahuatl.