What Huitzilin means
Huitzilin is a unisex name of Nahuatl (Aztec) origin meaning "hummingbird". It comes from huītzilin (hummingbird). It is pronounced weet-SEE-leen.
Fallen warriors were believed to return as hummingbirds. Root of the god name Huitzilopochtli.
Spellings and variants: Huitzil.
Popularity: rare in Mexico today.
Related meanings: bird, nature, warrior.
Huitzilin 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.
