What Cuitláhuac means
Cuitláhuac is a boy name of Nahuatl (Aztec) origin meaning "lord of Cuitláhuac". It comes from named after the town Cuitlāhuac: cuitlatl (excrement, dried lake algae) + -huah (owner of) + -c (place); reading debated. It is pronounced kwee-TLAH-wahk.
Tenth tlatoani of Tenochtitlan, who drove the Spaniards out on the Noche Triste in 1520 and died of smallpox weeks later. Etymology uncertain: the place name refers to lake algae (cuitlatl also means dung). Historical figure; the name is rarely given today.
About this meaning. The etymology is uncertain or disputed. The reading above is the best-supported one; popular baby-name sites often give a more romantic gloss that the dictionaries do not confirm.
Spellings and variants: Cuitlahuac.
Popularity: rare in Mexico today.
Related meanings: royalty, warrior.
Cuitláhuac 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.
