Nahuatl Submitted Surnames

Nahuatl names are used by the Nahua peoples of Mexico and Central America.

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Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.

Aca Aztec, Nahuatl
From Nahuatl acatl meaning "cane".

Acahua Nahuatl
Means "owner of reeds", from Nahuatl acatl "reed, cane" and the possessive suffix -hua.

Acatecatl Nahuatl
From Nahuatl acatl "reed, cane" and tecatl "person; inhabitant of a place".

Acatl Nahuatl
From Acatl.

Acatzihua Nahuatl
Possibly from Nahuatl acatl "reed, cane" and tzihuactli, a kind of thorny plant.

Ahuatl Nahuatl
Means "oak tree" in Nahuatl.

Ajactle Nahuatl
Meaning uncertain.

Amayo Nahuatl
Possibly from Nahuatl amaitl "inlet, estuary; an arm or branch of a body of water", or from atl "water" and -mayo "branches of a tree, foliage".

Amole Nahuatl
From the name of a kind of plant used in the production of soap, ultimately from Nahuatl ahmolli "soap, soap root".

Apale Nahuatl
Possibly means "coloured water", from atl "water" and tlapalli "painting".

Apanecatl Nahuatl
Possibly related to Nahuatl apantli, "canal, channel, water ditch".

Astts Nahuatl, Aztec

Atempa Mexican, Nahuatl (Hispanicized)
Means "on the riverbank" or "on the bank of the lake", derived from Nahuatl atl meaning "water" combined with tentli "bank, shore" and the suffix -pan "in, on".

Atlahua Nahuatl
From Atlahua, the name of an Aztec god.

Ayohua Nahuatl
Meaning uncertain, possibly from ayotli "squash, pumpkin" or ayotl "turtle" combined with the possessive suffix -hua, or from ayohua "to fill with water".

Ayotle Nahuatl
Possibly from Nahuatl ayoctle "nothing, no more", or from ayotli "squash, pumpkin".

Azcatl Nahuatl
Means "ant" in Nahuatl.

Calihua Nahuatl
Meaning uncertain, possibly related to calli "house".

Cehuanocatl Nahuatl
Meaning uncertain, possibly derived from Nahuatl cehua "to be cold, cold weather" or cehualli "shadow, shade cast by something", combined with the suffix -catl indicating affiliation.

Chapul Aztec, Nahuatl, Indigenous American
Variant of Chapulin.

Chapulin Aztec, Nahuatl
From Nahuatl meaning grasshopper.

Chimalhua Nahuatl
Means "has a shield, possessor of shields" in Nahuatl.

Chincoya Nahuatl
Meaning uncertain.

Citlalpopoca Aztec, Nahuatl
From Nahuatl meaning "smoking star" or "comet".

Coyac Nahuatl
Meaning uncertain, possibly derived from Nahuatl coyahuac "broad, wide" or coyoctic "a hole, something with a hole in it".

Cuautemoc Nahuatl, Aztec

Cuautli Aztec, Nahuatl
From Nahuatl quauhtli meaning "eagle".

Ehecatl Aztec, Nahuatl
From Nahuatl meaning "wind".

Escuintla Nahuatl
From Nahuatl Itzcuintlan meaning "abundance or place of dogs".

Huehuetenango Nahuatl
Means "place of the ancients" in Nahuatl.

Huitzil Aztec, Nahuatl
From Nahuatl uitsitsillin meaning "hummingbird".

Moctezuma Indigenous American, Nahuatl (Hispanicized)
From the given name Moctezuma.

Pale Nahuatl
Possibly a variant of Apale.

Papaqui Aztec, Nahuatl
From Nahuatl pakini meaning "happy".

Popoca Aztec, Nahuatl
From Nahuatl meaning "to smoke".

Tapachula Nahuatl, Aztec
Means "between the waters" in Nahuatl.

Tecuanhuehue Aztec, Nahuatl
From Nahuatl meaning "old tiger".

Tepetl Aztec, Nahuatl
From Nahuatl meaning "hill".

Tlatilpa Nahuatl
Meaning uncertain, possibly derived from a given name.

Tochihuitl Aztec, Nahuatl
Means ‘Rabbit Feather Down’ - ‘down’ as in soft feathers. It’s a combination of tochitl meaning "rabbit" and ihuitl meaning "feather" particularly small ones.

Xotlanihua Nahuatl
Means "owner of flowering" or "there will be growing" in Nahuatl, probably originating as a personal name.

Zitalpopopa Aztec, Nahuatl
Variant of Citlalpopoca.

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