At a Glance
- Meaning
- Person of the conch-shell place
- Origin
- Nahuatl
- Gender
- Boy
- Pronunciation
- teh-koo-seez-TEH-kahtl
Tecuciztecatl is a Nahuatl boy's name meaning “person of the conch-shell place”. It appears in our list of Moon Baby Names That Are Quietly Stunning.
Meaning & Origin of Tecuciztecatl
Meaning: Person of the conch-shell place.
Origin: Nahuatl.
A common claim: Widely said to mean 'he who lives in the conch shell' or to be linked directly to the moon. Actually: The name literally refers to a place associated with a conch shell — the 'moon' part of the popular gloss comes only from this figure's mythological role as the moon god, not from the word itself.
How to Pronounce Tecuciztecatl
teh-koo-seez-TEH-kahtlIPA /tekusizˈtekatɬ/
Popularity of Tecuciztecatl
Tecuciztecatl doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.
Lists That Include Tecuciztecatl
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