What Xochiquetzal means
Xochiquetzal is a girl name of Nahuatl (Aztec) origin meaning "precious flower". It is built from xōchitl (flower) and quetzalli (precious feather, quetzal plume). It is pronounced soh-chee-KEHT-sahl.
Aztec goddess of beauty, flowers, love and young mothers. Also given to girls today.
Nicknames in Mexico: Xochi. See the guide to Mexican nicknames.
Popularity: known but uncommon in Mexico.
Related meanings: flower, beauty, love, mythology.
Xochiquetzal 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.
