What Sac-Nicté means
Sac-Nicté is a girl name of Maya origin meaning "white flower". It is built from sak (white) and nikte' (flower, plumeria). It is pronounced sahk-neek-TEH.
Legendary princess of Mayapán whose love for the prince Canek of Chichén Itzá is said to have led to that city's fall; the story is a 20th-century romantic legend.
Spellings and variants: Sac Nicté, Zac-Nicté, Saknicté.
Popularity: rare in Mexico today.
Related meanings: flower, beauty, love.
Sac-Nicté is one of the indigenous names that Mexican parents have brought back over the last thirty years. Read about Maya names and how they are built.
