# 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 | Aztec male names from the 1540 Census n=1300 | Aztec male names from the 1540 Census n=1300 | Aztec male names from the 1540 Census n=1300 | Aztec male names from the 1540 Census n=1300 | 1st Component | 1st Component | 1st Component | 2nd Component | 2nd Component | 2nd Component |
| Commonality | Frequency | Nahuatl | IPA | English | Nahuatl | IPA | English | Nahuatl | IPA | English |
| 1st | 74 | Yāōtl | | war |
| 2nd | 66 | Matlalihuitl | | blue-green feather | matlalin | | blue-green | Xōchixihuitl | | crystal flower |
| 3rd | 59 | Nōchēhuatl | | consistent | nōchtli | | cactus fruit | ēhuatl | | skin |
| 4th | 48 | Coātl | | snake |
| 5th | 19 | Tōtōtl | | bird |
| 6th | 18 | Cuāuhtl | | eagle |
| 7th | 17 | Tōchtli | | rabbit |
| 8th | 16 | Zōlin | | quail |
| 9th | 12 | Mātlal | | net |
| 10th | 12 | Xōchitl | | flower |
| additional Aztec male names from a 1590 document | additional Aztec male names from a 1590 document | additional Aztec male names from a 1590 document | additional Aztec male names from a 1590 document | additional Aztec male names from a 1590 document | 1st Component | 1st Component | 1st Component | 2nd Component | 2nd Component | 2nd Component |
| | | Nahuatl | IPA | English | Nahuatl | IPA | English | Nahuatl | IPA | English |
| | | Mazatl | | deer |
| | | Cuetzpalli | | lizard |
| | | Ōlli | | rubber |
| | | Itzcuīntli | | dog |
| | | Tlālli | | earth |
| | | Huitzitl | | hummingbird |
| | | Ōcēlōtl | | jaguar |
| | | Ozomatli | | monkey |
| | | Cuetlāchtli | | wolf |
| | | Tecolōtl | | horned owl |
| | | Miztli | | mountain lion |
| | | Cipac | | crocodile | non-name form--> | non-name form--> | non-name form--> | cipactli | | crocodile |
| | | Ocuil | | worm | non-name form--> | non-name form--> | non-name form--> | ocuilin | | worm |
| | | Cuīxtli | | kite (bird) |
| | | Tapayaxi | | toad |
| | | Cōzahtli | | weasel |
| | | Necuametl | | maguey |
| | | Huitztecol | | dark brown |
| | | Ēlōxōchitl | | magnolia | ēlōtl | | green corn cob | xōchitl | | flower |
| | | Xōchipepe | | flower gatherer | xōchitl | | flower | pepena | | verb to choose |
| Aztec female names from the 1540 Census n=1205 | Aztec female names from the 1540 Census n=1205 | Aztec female names from the 1540 Census n=1205 | Aztec female names from the 1540 Census n=1205 | Aztec female names from the 1540 Census n=1205 | 1st Component | 1st Component | 1st Component | 2nd Component | 2nd Component | 2nd Component |
| Commonality | Frequency | Nahuatl | IPA | English | Nahuatl | IPA | English | Nahuatl | IPA | English |
| 1st | 313 | Tēyacapan | | first born | non-name form --> | non-name form --> | non-name form --> | tēyacapantli | | first born |
| 2nd | 182 | Tlahco | | middle (born) |
| 3rd | 182 | Teicuih | | younger sister |
| 4th | 151 | Necāhual | | survivor | ne- | | prefix | cāhualli | | someone left behind |
| 5th | 53 | Xōcoh | | youngest sister |
| 6th | 42 | Centehua | | only one |
| 7th | 38 | Xōcoyōtl | | youngest child |
| 8th | 22 | Tlahcoēhua | | middle one | Tlahco | | middle | ēhuatl | | skin |
| 9th | 15 | Tepin | | little one |
| 10th | 15 | Cihuātōn | | little woman | non-name form --> | non-name form --> | non-name form --> | Cihuātōntli | | little woman |
| additional Aztec female names from a 1590 document | additional Aztec female names from a 1590 document | additional Aztec female names from a 1590 document | additional Aztec female names from a 1590 document | additional Aztec female names from a 1590 document | 1st Component | 1st Component | 1st Component | 2nd Component | 2nd Component | 2nd Component |
| | | Nahuatl | IPA | English | Nahuatl | IPA | English | Nahuatl | IPA | English |
| | | Papā | | flag | non-name form --> | non-name form --> | non-name form --> | pāmitl | | flag |
| | | Ēlōxōchitl | | magnolia | ēlōtl | | green corn cob | xōchitl | | flower |
| | | Xīlōxōch | | calliandra | xīlōtl | | small, tender green maize | xōchitl | | flower |
| | | Miyāoaxōchitl | | maize tassel flower | miyāhuatl | | maize tassel | xōchitl | | flower |
| | | Mizquixāhual | | mesquite face paint | mizquitl | | mesquite tree | xāhualli | | shaving |
There was a greater variety of Nahuatl names for Aztec males than for Aztec females. The meaning of the Aztec female names were mostly about birth order.