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, or see more Nahuatl (Aztec) boy names.
