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, or see more Nahuatl (Aztec) boy names.
