What Xicoténcatl means
Xicoténcatl is a boy name of Nahuatl (Aztec) origin meaning "man from Xicohtenco". It comes from Xīcohtēnco (place: xīcohtli (bumblebee) + tēntli (edge) + -co (at)) + -catl (person of). It is pronounced shee-koh-TEN-kahtl.
Xicoténcatl the Younger led Tlaxcalan resistance to Cortés and was hanged in 1521; his father was a Tlaxcalan senator. Survives mainly as a surname and street name.
Spellings and variants: Xicohtencatl, Xicotencatl.
Popularity: rare in Mexico today.
Related meanings: warrior, royalty.
Xicoténcatl 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.
