What Xaltzin means
Xaltzin is a girl name of Nahuatl (Aztec) origin meaning "little sand". It is built from xālli (sand) and -tzin (honorific or diminutive). It is pronounced SHAHLT-seen.
The root gives place names such as Xalapa (Jalapa), 'sand water'. Rare.
Popularity: rare in Mexico today.
Related meanings: earth, nature, gentle.
Xaltzin 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.
