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, or see more Maya girl names.
