What Icnoyotl means
Icnoyotl is a unisex name of Nahuatl (Aztec) origin meaning "compassion". It is built from īcnōtl (orphan, poor, humble) and -yōtl (abstract noun ending). It is pronounced eek-NOH-yohtl.
Molina's dictionary glosses it as mercy and compassion (also 'orphanhood'). A rare philosophical revival name.
Popularity: rare in Mexico today.
Related meanings: gentle, virtue, love.
Icnoyotl 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.
