What Huitzilíhuitl means
Huitzilíhuitl is a boy name of Nahuatl (Aztec) origin meaning "hummingbird feather". It is built from huītzilin (hummingbird) and ihhuitl (feather). It is pronounced weet-see-LEE-weetl.
Second tlatoani of Tenochtitlan (about 1396-1417). Historical figure; the name is rarely given today.
Spellings and variants: Huitzilihuitl.
Popularity: rare in Mexico today.
Related meanings: royalty, bird.
Huitzilíhuitl 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.
