Yaonáhuac

Yaonáhuac is the municipal seat of Yaonáhuac Municipality, in the Mexican state of Puebla.

Nomenclature

Two translations exist for "Yaonáhuac":

• It may come from huey, "great"; atl "water"; ohtli, and náhuac, "way" and via "together, close". Hence "next to the great waterway".
• Or it may come from yau, "to go" or "to walk" and náhuac, "together", "they go together", referring to two small rivers that are united later to form the Puxtla river.