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.
