What Ilhuicamina means
Ilhuicamina is a boy name of Nahuatl (Aztec) origin meaning "he shoots arrows at the sky". It is built from ilhuicatl (sky) and mīna (to shoot arrows). It is pronounced eel-wee-kah-MEE-nah.
Epithet of Moctezuma I (Motēuczōma Ilhuicamina), fifth tlatoani, who ruled 1440-1469. Historical figure; the name is rarely given today.
Popularity: rare in Mexico today.
Related meanings: royalty, sky, warrior.
Ilhuicamina 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.
