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Nahuatl names - Baby names with the origin Nahuatl

Showing 17 of 67 names
Name Meaning Origins Gender Popularity (last 10y)
Mizquixaual Likely contains mizquitl 'mesquite' + uncertain element xaual; approximate meaning: 'of the mesquite' or 'mesquite-related' (approximate) Nahuatl Boy
Moctezuma He frowns like a lord Nahuatl Boy
Momoztli Uncertain - likely connected to the toponym Momoztoc ('place of the seven caves'), so broadly associated with 'origin', 'ancestral place', or 'place of caves/entrance'. Nahuatl Unisex
Nahuatl Clear, intelligible (originally referring to speech or language) Nahuatl Unisex
Necahual Uncertain - likely from Nahuatl roots; exact meaning is disputed or not well documented. Nahuatl Boy
Nenetl Baby, little child Nahuatl Unisex
Nezah Varies by origin: 'eternity/victory' (Hebrew/Netzach); connected to Nezahualcoyotl in Nahuatl; name of a protective/child deity in Chinese tradition. Chinese, Hebrew, Nahuatl Unisex
Nezahual Fasting; hungry Nahuatl Boy
Nezahualpili Fasting prince (nezahualli = fasting/hungry + pilli = noble/child/prince) Nahuatl Boy
Nezahualpilli Fasting prince Nahuatl Boy
Nochehuatl Likely 'person of the prickly pear' - probably from nochtli 'prickly pear' + -huātl 'person' (meaning somewhat uncertain) Nahuatl Unisex
Nopaltzin Revered prickly pear cactus (from Nahuatl nopalli 'nopal' + reverential suffix -tzin) Nahuatl Boy
Noxochicoztli Likely built from nō- ('my') + xōchitl ('flower') with a second element -coztli of uncertain meaning; roughly 'my flower...' or 'flower‑...'; exact translation uncertain. Nahuatl Unisex
Quauhtli Eagle (symbolizing strength and leadership) Nahuatl Boy
Quetzalxochitl Quetzal flower - literally 'quetzal (feathered bird) + flower', often rendered 'feather-flower' or 'precious flower'. Nahuatl Girl
Tezozomoc He resounded at people Nahuatl Boy
Xiuhtezcatl From Nahuatl xiuh ('turquoise', 'fire', or 'year') + tezcatl ('mirror') - roughly 'turquoise (or fire) mirror'. Nahuatl Boy

Nahuatl name popularity over time

Aggregated births across United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany for every Nahuatl-origin name in our dataset.

67
Names in this origin
13
With data in 2024
465
Births 2024
766
Peak year 2001