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 1st Component 2nd ComponentCommonalityFrequency Nahuatl IPA English Nahuatl IPA English Nahuatl IPA English1st74Yāōtlwar2nd66Matlalihuitlblue-green feathermatlalinblue-greenXōchixihuitlcrystal flower3rd59Nōchēhuatl consistentnōchtli cactus fruitēhuatl skin4th48Coātl snake5th19Tōtōtl bird6th18Cuāuhtleagle7th17Tōchtlirabbit8th16Zōlinquail9th12Mātlalnet10th12Xōchitlfloweradditional Aztec male names from a 1590 document 1st Component 2nd Component Nahuatl IPA English Nahuatl IPA English Nahuatl IPA EnglishMazatldeerCuetzpallilizardŌllirubberItzcuīntlidogTlālliearthHuitzitlhummingbirdŌcēlōtljaguarOzomatlimonkeyCuetlāchtliwolfTecolōtlhorned owlMiztlimountain lionCipaccrocodilenon-name form-->cipactlicrocodileOcuilwormnon-name form-->ocuilinwormCuīxtlikite (bird)TapayaxitoadCōzahtliweaselNecuametlmagueyHuitztecoldark brownĒlōxōchitlmagnoliaēlōtlgreen corn cobxōchitlflowerXōchipepeflower gathererxōchitlflowerpepenaverb to choose Aztec female names from the 1540 Census n=1205 1st Component 2nd ComponentCommonalityFrequency Nahuatl IPA English Nahuatl IPA English Nahuatl IPA English1st313Tēyacapanfirst bornnon-name form -->tēyacapantlifirst born2nd182Tlahcomiddle (born)3rd182Teicuihyounger sister4th151Necāhualsurvivorne-prefixThe prefix "ne-" is for a non-specified reflexive/reciprocal human object.cāhuallisomeone left behind5th53 Xōcohyoungest sister6th42Centehuaonly one7th38Xōcoyōtlyoungest child8th22Tlahcoēhuamiddle oneTlahcomiddleēhuatl skin9th15Tepinlittle one10th15Cihuātōn little womannon-name form -->Cihuātōntli little womanadditional Aztec female names from a 1590 document 1st Component 2nd Component Nahuatl IPA English Nahuatl IPA English Nahuatl IPA EnglishPapāflagnon-name form -->pāmitlflagĒlōxōchitlmagnoliaēlōtlgreen corn cobxōchitlflowerXīlōxōchcalliandraxīlōtlsmall, tender green maizexōchitlflowerMiyāoaxōchitlmaize tassel flowermiyāhuatlmaize tasselxōchitlflowerMizquixāhual mesquite face paintmizquitlmesquite treexāhuallishaving
There was a greater variety of Nahuatl names for Aztec males than for Aztec females. The meanings of the Aztec female names were mostly about birth order. Sahagun, B. (1999). Primeros memoriales. University of Oklahoma Press: USA. Retrieved September 17, 2012, from link
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