Nahuatl name

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; width: 800px;" ! colspan="5"| Aztec male names from the 1540 Census n=1300 !colspan="3"| 1st Component !colspan="3"| 2nd Component
Commonality !Frequency ! Nahuatl ! IPA ! English ! Nahuatl ! IPA ! English ! Nahuatl ! IPA ! English
1st |74 |Yāōtl |{{IPA|nah|ˈjaːoːt͡ɬ

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|war

|-

|2nd

|66

|Matlalihuitl

|{{IPA|nah|mat͡ɬaˈliwit͡ɬ|}}

|blue-green feather

|matlalin

|{{IPA|nah|maˈt͡ɬalin|}}

|blue-green

|Xōchixihuitl

|{{IPA|nah|ˈʃoːt͡ʃi'iwit͡ɬ |}}

|crystal flower

|-

|3rd

|59

|Nōchēhuatl

|{{IPA|nah|noːt͡ʃˈeːwat͡ɬ|}}

|consistent

|nōchtli

|{{IPA|nah|ˈnoːt͡ʃt͡ɬi|}}

|cactus fruit

|ēhuatl

|{{IPA|nah|ˈeːwat͡ɬ|}}

|skin

|-

|4th

|48

|Coātl

|{{IPA|nah|ˈkoaːt͡ɬ|}}

|snake

|-

|5th

|19

|Tōtōtl

|{{IPA|nah|ˈtoːtoːt͡ɬ|}}

|bird

|-

|6th

|18

|Cuāuhtl

|{{IPA|nah|kʷaːʍt͡ɬ|}}

|eagle

|-

|7th

|17

|Tōchtli

|{{IPA|nah|ˈtoːt͡ʃt͡ɬi|}}

|rabbit

|-

|8th

|16

|Zōlin

|{{IPA|nah|ˈsoːlin|}}

|quail

|-

|9th

|12

|Mātlal

|{{IPA|nah|ˈmaːt͡ɬal|}}

|net

|-

|10th

|12

|Xōchitl

|{{IPA|nah|ˈʃoːt͡ʃit͡ɬ|}}

|flower

|-

! colspan="5"|additional Aztec male names from a 1590 document

!colspan="3"| 1st Component

!colspan="3"| 2nd Component

|-

!colspan=2|

! Nahuatl

! IPA

! English

! Nahuatl

! IPA

! English

! Nahuatl

! IPA

! English

|-

!colspan=2|

|Mazatl

|{{IPA|nah|ˈmasat͡ɬ|}}

|deer

|-

!colspan=2|

|Cuetzpalli

|{{IPA|nah|kʷet͡sˈpalːi|}}

|lizard

|-

!colspan=2|

|Ōlli

|{{IPA|nah|ˈoːlːi|}}

|rubber

|-

!colspan=2|

|Itzcuīntli

|{{IPA|nah|it͡sˈkʷiːnt͡ɬi|}}

|dog

|-

!colspan=2|

|Tlālli

|{{IPA|nah|ˈt͡ɬaːlːi|}}

|earth

|-

!colspan=2|

|Huitzitl

|{{IPA|nah|ˈwit͡sit͡ɬ|}}

|hummingbird

|-

!colspan=2|

|Ōcēlōtl

|{{IPA|nah|oːˈseːloːt͡ɬ|}}

|jaguar

|-

!colspan=2|

|Ozomatli

|{{IPA|nah|osoˈmat͡ɬi|}}

|monkey

|-

!colspan=2|

|Cuetlāchtli

|{{IPA|nah|kʷeˈt͡ɬɑːt͡ʃt͡ɬi|}}

|wolf

|-

!colspan=2|

|Tecolōtl

|{{IPA|nah|teˈkoloːt͡ɬ|}}

|horned owl

|-

!colspan=2|

|Miztli

|{{IPA|nah|ˈmist͡ɬi|}}

|mountain lion

|-

!colspan=2|

|Cipac

|{{IPA|nah|ˈsipak|}}

|crocodile

|colspan=3|non-name form-->

|cipactli

|{{IPA|nah|siˈpakt͡ɬi|}}

|crocodile

|-

!colspan=2|

|Ocuil

|{{IPA|nah|ˈokʷil|}}

|worm

|colspan=3|non-name form-->

|ocuilin

|{{IPA|nah|oˈkʷilin|}}

|worm

|-

!colspan=2|

|Cuīxtli

|{{IPA|nah|ˈkʷiːʃt͡ɬi|}}

|kite (bird)

|-

!colspan=2|

|Tapayaxi

|{{IPA|nah|tapaˈjaʃi|}}

|toad

|-

!colspan=2|

|Cōzahtli

|{{IPA|nah|koːˈsɑʔt͡ɬi|}}

|weasel

|-

!colspan=2|

|Necuametl

|{{IPA|nah|neˈkʷamet͡ɬ|}}

|maguey

|-

!colspan=2|

|Huitztecol

|{{IPA|nah|wit͡sˈtekol|}}

|dark brown

|-

!colspan=2|

|Ēlōxōchitl

|{{IPA|nah|eːloːˈʃoːt͡ʃit͡ɬ|}}

|magnolia

|ēlōtl

|{{IPA|nah|ˈeːloːt͡ɬ|}}

|green corn cob

|xōchitl

|{{IPA|nah|ˈʃoːt͡ʃit͡ɬ|}}

|flower

|-

!colspan=2|

|Xōchipepe

|{{IPA|nah|ʃoːt͡ʃiˈpepe|}}

|flower gatherer

|xōchitl

|{{IPA|nah|ˈʃoːt͡ʃit͡ɬ|}}

|flower

|pepena

|{{IPA|nah|peˈpena|}}

|verb to choose

|-

! colspan="5"| Aztec female names from the 1540 Census n=1205

!colspan="3"| 1st Component

!colspan="3"| 2nd Component

|-

!Commonality

!Frequency

! Nahuatl

! IPA

! English

! Nahuatl

! IPA

! English

! Nahuatl

! IPA

! English

|-

|1st

|313

|Tēyacapan

|{{IPA|nah|teːjaˈkapan|}}

|first born

|colspan=3|non-name form -->

|tēyacapantli

|{{IPA|nah|teːjakaˈpant͡ɬi|}}

|first born

|-

|2nd

|182

|Tlahco

|{{IPA|nah|ˈt͡ɬaʔko|}}

|middle (born)

|-

|3rd

|182

|Teicuih

|{{IPA|nah|teˈikʷiʔ|}}

|younger sister

|-

|4th

|151

|Necāhual

|{{IPA|nah|neˈkaːwal|}}

|survivor

|ne-

|{{IPA|nah|ne|}}

|prefixThe prefix "ne-" is for a non-specified reflexive/reciprocal human object.

|cāhualli

|{{IPA|nah|kaːwalːi|}}

|someone left behind

|-

|5th

|53

|Xōcoh

|{{IPA|nah|ˈʃoːkoʔ|}}

|youngest sister

|-

|6th

|42

|Centehua

|{{IPA|nah|senˈtewa|}}

|only one

|-

|7th

|38

|Xōcoyōtl

|{{IPA|nah|ʃoːˈkojoːt͡ɬ|}}

|youngest child

|-

|8th

|22

|Tlahcoēhua

|{{IPA|nah|t͡ɬaʔkoˈeːwa|}}

|middle one

|Tlahco

|{{IPA|nah|ˈt͡ɬaʔko|}}

|middle

|ēhuatl

|{{IPA|nah|ˈeːwat͡ɬ|}}

|skin

|-

|9th

|15

|Tepin

|{{IPA|nah|ˈtepin|}}

|little one

|-

|10th

|15

|Cihuātōn

|{{IPA|nah|siˈwaːtoːn|}}

|little woman

|colspan=3|non-name form -->

|Cihuātōntli

|{{IPA|nah|siwaːˈtoːnt͡ɬi|}}

|little woman

|-

! colspan="5"|additional Aztec female names from a 1590 document

!colspan="3"| 1st Component

!colspan="3"| 2nd Component

|-

!colspan=2|

! Nahuatl

! IPA

! English

! Nahuatl

! IPA

! English

! Nahuatl

! IPA

! English

|-

!colspan=2|

|Papā

|{{IPA|nah|ˈpapaː|}}

|flag

|colspan=3|non-name form -->

|pāmitl

|{{IPA|nah|ˈpaːmit͡ɬ|}}

|flag

|-

!colspan=2|

|Ēlōxōchitl

|{{IPA|nah|eːloːˈʃoːt͡ʃit͡ɬ|}}

|magnolia

|ēlōtl

|{{IPA|nah|ˈeːloːt͡ɬ|}}

|green corn cob

|xōchitl

|{{IPA|nah|ˈʃoːt͡ʃit͡ɬ|}}

|flower

|-

!colspan=2|

|Xīlōxōch

|{{IPA|nah|ʃiːˈloːʃoːt͡ʃ|}}

|calliandra

|xīlōtl

|{{IPA|nah|ˈʃiːloːt͡ɬ|}}

|small, tender green maize

|xōchitl

|{{IPA|nah|ˈʃoːt͡ʃit͡ɬ|}}

|flower

|-

!colspan=2|

|Miyāoaxōchitl

|{{IPA|nah|mijaːoaˈʃoːt͡ʃit͡ɬ|}}

|maize tassel flower

|miyāhuatl

|{{IPA|nah|miˈjaːwat͡ɬ|}}

|maize tassel

|xōchitl

|{{IPA|nah|ˈʃoːt͡ʃit͡ɬ|}}

|flower

|-

!colspan=2|

|Mizquixāhual

|{{IPA|nah|miskiˈʃɑːˈwɑl|}}

|mesquite face paint

|mizquitl

|{{IPA|nah|ˈmiskit͡ɬ|}}

|mesquite tree

|xāhualli

|{{IPA|nah|ʃɑːˈwɑlːi|}}

|shaving

|}

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.Schwaller, J.F. (1999). Common Nahuatl names. University of Potsdam. Retrieved September 17, 2012, from [http://www2.potsdam.edu/schwaljf/Nahuatl/names.html link]Sahagun, B. (1999). Primeros memoriales. University of Oklahoma Press: USA. {{ISBN|978-0-8061-2909-9}} Retrieved September 17, 2012, from [https://books.google.com/books?id=nH_P1Gn1twwC link]{{cite web|title=Nahuatl Names: The Nahuatl names in the 1544 census of Morelos|url=http://nahuatlstudies.blogspot.com/2014/11/nahuatl-names-nahuatl-names-in-1544.html|author=Pharao Hansen, Magnus|website=Nawatl Scholar|date=2014-11-15}}

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