Nahuatl Baby Names
87 Nahuatl names with meanings, U.S. popularity, and audio pronunciation on every page.
Explore 87 baby names with a nahuatl feel. Every name links to a full page with its sourced meaning, origin, popularity chart, famous bearers, and a clear audio pronunciation. Names are listed most-popular first.
Nahuatl Girl Names
Yaretzi#672 in the U.S.From Nahuatl, the language of the Aztecs, meaning you will always be loved; one of the most joyYareli#794 in the U.S.Water lady or she of the water; from the Huichol indigenous language of western Mexico, meaningXochitl#1101 in the U.S.Flower; from Nahuatl xochitl (flower, blossom)Xitlali#1234 in the U.S.Star, shining star in the skyCitlali#1381 in the U.S."star," from Classical Nahuatl citlalliAlitzel#1382 in the U.S.Possibly from Nahuatl, incorporating -xitl or -tzel elements; exact meaning uncertain; used as Aritzel#1518 in the U.S.A modern Latina coinage — echoing Aritz ('an oak', Basque) and the -tzel ending of Itzel/MaritzXitlaly#3097 in the U.S.Star; X-spelled variant of Citlali, from Nahuatl citlalli, 'star'Yetzali#3210 in the U.S.A modern Nahuatl-influenced/Latina name, often glossed 'rebirth' or 'blossom; eternal flower'; Quetzalli#3240 in the U.S.Precious feather, quetzal plume; the classical Nahuatl spelling quetzalli, the treasure-word ofQuetzali#3508 in the U.S.Precious feather, quetzal plume; from Nahuatl quetzalli, the emerald tail feather that meant 'tCitlaly#3589 in the U.S.-y spelling of Citlali — Nahuatl citlalin, 'star' — a proud Aztec-heritage nameMetztli#3629 in the U.S.Moon; the Nahuatl word for the moon and the name of the Aztec lunar deityNayelli#3753 in the U.S.From Nahuatl Nayeli/Nayelli, often glossed 'I love you; loving, one who loves'; gloss variesMetzli#3816 in the U.S.From Nahuatl metztli, 'moon' — the Aztec moon deity — a proud indigenous Mexican nameAtzi#4275 in the U.S.Rain or water; a modern Mexican name from Nahuatl, linked to atl, 'water', and commonly glossedKetzaly#4303 in the U.S.Precious feather; K-spelled variant of Quetzali/Quetzalli, from Nahuatl quetzalli, the emerald Naylea#4631 in the U.S.A modern coinage echoing Nayeli (often glossed 'I love you', Zapotec) and Naya/Lea; no single fQuetzaly#4636 in the U.S.From Nahuatl 'quetzalli', meaning 'precious feather' or the quetzal bird, a symbol of beauty anCitlalli#5006 in the U.S.From Nahuatl citlalli, 'a star'Xochi#5231 in the U.S.A short form of Xochitl — from Nahuatl xochitl, 'a flower; a blossom'Amayrani#5253 in the U.S.Modern Mexican name, popularized by a telenovela character; sometimes given Nahuatl/poetic glosItzia#5998 in the U.S.Modern Mexican name in the Itz- family (echoing Itzel, 'rainbow/dew', and Nahuatl itz-, 'obsidiZyanya#6115 in the U.S.From the Zapotec/Nahuatl, commonly given as 'forever; always; eternally' (the precise gloss varItzamara#6952 in the U.S.A modern Latina coinage joining an Itza- element (Nahuatl/Maya itz, 'dew; obsidian') with -maraJatziri#6964 in the U.S.From Purépecha/Nahuatl-rooted Jatziri, often glossed 'a flower bud; the sprouting maize' (the gAmeyali#7159 in the U.S.From Nahuatl ameyalli, 'a fountain; a spring; a source of water'Ketzali#7327 in the U.S.From the Nahuatl quetzalli, 'a precious feather; the brilliant plumage of the quetzal bird' — aYuritzi#7871 in the U.S.Modern Latina coinage echoing Yaretzi ('you will always be loved', Nahuatl-styled) and Yuri; coZyani#7884 in the U.S.A form of Zyanya — from the Nahuatl, traditionally glossed 'forever; always; eternally'; sourceYoali#7916 in the U.S.From Nahuatl yohualli, 'night; the night'; also used as a modern coinage; routes layeredJaretssi#8070 in the U.S.Likely a spelling variant of Yaretzi, a name of Nahuatl origin used in Mexico and Latin AmericaNayely#8210 in the U.S.A spelling of Nayeli — from Nahuatl (Zapotec), commonly given as 'I love you' or 'a beloved oneJaretzy#8575 in the U.S.A spelling of Yaretzi — from Nahuatl, 'you will always be loved'Xitlalli#8833 in the U.S.A spelling of Citlali — from Nahuatl citlalli, 'a star'Itzayanna#9105 in the U.S.A modern Latina coinage joining an Itza- element (Nahuatl/Maya itz, 'dew; obsidian') with -ayanYaritzel#9436 in the U.S.A modern Hispanic name, joining Yaritza/Yaretzi (a Nahuatl-linked name, 'you will always be lovXiclali#9494 in the U.S.A modern name, styled after Nahuatl elements (the xochi-/xi- element relates to 'flower'); no sAtziry#11063 in the U.S.A Mexican name popularly attributed to Nahuatl/indigenous sources and often glossed 'beautiful Atzari#11188 in the U.S.A modern Mexican name of Nahuatl inspiration, near Atziri/Athziri; sometimes read as 'dew' or 'Eztli#11256 in the U.S.From the Nahuatl eztli, 'blood' — a name from the Aztec tradition, connoting life-force and linMeztli#11584 in the U.S.From Nahuatl Metztli, 'the moon' — also the name of the Aztec moon deity; we note the deityQuetzally#11871 in the U.S.From the Nahuatl quetzalli, 'precious feather; the resplendent quetzal bird' — a symbol of beauYatziry#11896 in the U.S.A form/spelling of Yaretzi/Yatziri — from the Nahuatl, 'you will always be loved; the one who iAthziri#12077 in the U.S.A modern Mexican name of Nahuatl inspiration, near Atziri/Atzhiri, often read as 'dew; drop of Yohali#12080 in the U.S.A modern Mexican girl's name, sometimes connected to the Nahuatl yohualli, 'night,' and sometimYohaly#12081 in the U.S.A variant spelling of Yohali, a modern Mexican girl's name occasionally linked to the Nahuatl yJaretzi#12458 in the U.S.A spelling of Yaretzi — from Nahuatl, 'you will always be loved'Aketzali#13272 in the U.S.A name drawn from the Nahuatl (Aztec) quetzalli, 'precious feather; quetzal plume' — a treasureAmeyalli#13313 in the U.S.From the Nahuatl ameyalli, 'a fountain; a spring/well of water'Xitllali#13362 in the U.S.A modern respelling of Citlali (also Citlalli), from Nahuatl citlalin, 'star' — a name of the NAquetzali#13595 in the U.S.A Nahuatl compound of atl ('water') and quetzalli ('quetzal feather; something precious'), usuaCitali#13799 in the U.S.A form of Citlali (Citlalli), from the Nahuatl citlalin, 'star' — a name of the Aztec and widerItayetzi#13873 in the U.S.A modern Mexican coined name in the Nahuatl/Itzel-and-Yaretzi style, of uncertain meaning; routEtzli#13963 in the U.S.Presented in modern name lists as Nahuatl, commonly glossed 'blood' (from eztli). That gloss isMayahuel#14546 in the U.S.From the Nahuatl Mayahuel, the Aztec goddess of the maguey (agave) plant, associated with fertiMalinalli#14559 in the U.S.From Nahuatl malinalli, 'grass' — also one of the twenty day-signs of the Aztec calendar. It waXochilt#14853 in the U.S.Xochilt is a spelling of Xochitl, from Nahuatl 'xochitl' meaning 'flower'. A beloved Mexican anYaremi#14867 in the U.S.A modern name, variously linked to the Nahuatl Yaretzi ('you will always be loved') and read asTlalli#15007 in the U.S.Tlalli is the Nahuatl word for 'earth, land, soil'. Nahuatl is the language of the Nahua peopleAnahli#15112 in the U.S.Anahli reads as a modern name; some families connect it to the Nahuatl atl ('water') or to AnahAquetzalli#15529 in the U.S.From Nahuatl, joining atl ('water') with quetzalli ('precious; beautiful; quetzal feather') — rTonantzin#17062 in the U.S.From Nahuatl Tonantzin, 'our revered mother' (to-, 'our'; nantli, 'mother'; -tzin, a reverentiaYoatzi#17203 in the U.S.A modern Mexican coined name in the Nahuatl/Yaretzi style, of uncertain meaning; routes uncertaXitali#17482 in the U.S.A Nahuatl-styled name echoing elements like citlali ('star'); as spelled its exact source is unXochiquetzal#17483 in the U.S.From the Nahuatl Xochiquetzal, 'flower-quetzal feather' (xochitl, 'flower,' + quetzalli, 'preciItzaniA Nahuatl-styled name echoing Itzel ('rainbow; dewdrop') and the itz- element (as in Itzamna);
Nahuatl Boy Names
Izel#3694 in the U.S.From Nahuatl izel, 'unique, the only one' (also used as a Turkish girls' name); here for boysNecalli#4654 in the U.S.From Nahuatl necalli, 'battle, combat, a skirmish'Itzael#4923 in the U.S.A modern Latina name joining an Itza- element (echoing Nahuatl/Maya itz, 'dew/wizardry', and ItOllin#6067 in the U.S.From Nahuatl ollin, 'movement; motion' — a day-sign in the Aztec calendar, also linked to 'the Coyote#6530 in the U.S.From coyote — the wild canine of the Americas, from the Nahuatl coyotl; a trickster figure in mCuauhtemoc#6887 in the U.S.From Nahuatl cuauhtli, 'an eagle', plus temo, 'to descend'; 'the descending eagle' — the name oAztlan#7253 in the U.S.From the Nahuatl Aztlan, the legendary ancestral homeland from which the Mexica (Aztec) people Edahi#7323 in the U.S.From an indigenous Mexican (Nahuatl/Huichol) source, variously taken as 'the one who arrived' aTlaloc#7632 in the U.S.From Nahuatl Tlaloc — the Aztec god of rain, water, and fertility; variously 'he who makes thinTenoch#8183 in the U.S.From the Nahuatl (Aztec), 'prickly-pear/cactus fruit on a stone' (tetl, 'stone', + nochtli, 'prXolo#8223 in the U.S.A short form tied to the Nahuatl Xolotl, an Aztec deity linked to lightning and the underworld,Xilo#8879 in the U.S.Xilo reads as a short modern coinage, or as a clip of Nahuatl xilotl, 'young/green ear of maizeTonatiuh#10574 in the U.S.From the Nahuatl (Aztec), 'the sun' — the name of Tonatiuh, the Aztec sun god; we note the deitEztli#11097 in the U.S.From the Nahuatl (Aztec) eztli, 'blood; life-force' (a symbol of life, sacrifice, and vitality Quetzal#11952 in the U.S.From the Nahuatl quetzalli, the resplendent quetzal's brilliant green tail feathers, prized by Atlan#12211 in the U.S.Variously the Nahuatl atlan, 'in the water; a place by the water' (atl, 'water'), and a modern Metztli#13510 in the U.S.Metztli is the Nahuatl word for 'moon' and the name of the Aztec moon deity, honored in Mexica Teotl#13981 in the U.S.Teotl is the Nahuatl word for divinity — the sacred force or god-energy at the centre of Aztec Yaret#14107 in the U.S.Usually a short form of Yaretzi, a Latin-American name from the Nahuatl for 'you will be loved.AtziFrom the Nahuatl atl ('water') family, Atzi is read as 'rain' -- a short nature name from the A
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Popular Nahuatl baby names include Yaretzi, Yareli, Xochitl, Xitlali, Citlali, Alitzel. Each page has the meaning, popularity, and an audio pronunciation.
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More4Kids lists 87 Nahuatl baby names, each with a sourced meaning and audio pronunciation.