Nahuatl name

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 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 meaning of the Aztec female names were mostly about birth order.^[1]^[2]^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Schwaller, J.F. (1999). Common Nahuatl names. University of Potsdam. Retrieved September 17, 2012, from link
^ ^a ^b ^c 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 (2014-11-15). "Nahuatl Names: The Nahuatl names in the 1544 census of Morelos". Nawatl Scholar.

[Potsdam-1] Schwaller, J.F. (1999). Common Nahuatl names. University of Potsdam. Retrieved September 17, 2012, from link

[Sahagun-2] 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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