What Ilhuicamina means
Ilhuicamina is a boy name of Nahuatl (Aztec) origin meaning "he shoots arrows at the sky". It is built from ilhuicatl (sky) and mīna (to shoot arrows). It is pronounced eel-wee-kah-MEE-nah.
Epithet of Moctezuma I (Motēuczōma Ilhuicamina), fifth tlatoani, who ruled 1440-1469. Historical figure; the name is rarely given today.
Popularity: rare in Mexico today.
Related meanings: royalty, sky, warrior.
Ilhuicamina 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.
