What Cacama means
Cacama is a boy name of Nahuatl (Aztec) origin meaning "small maize ear". It comes from cacamatl (small ear of maize growing beside the main ear). It is pronounced kah-KAH-mah.
Cacamatzin, ruler of Texcoco (1515-1520), nephew of Moctezuma II, killed during the Spanish occupation. Historical figure; the name is rarely given today.
Spellings and variants: Cacamatzin.
Popularity: rare in Mexico today.
Related meanings: royalty, nature.
Cacama is one of the indigenous names that Mexican parents have brought back over the last thirty years. Read about Nahuatl (Aztec) names and how they are built.
