What Malinalli means
Malinalli is a unisex name of Nahuatl (Aztec) origin meaning "twisted grass". It comes from malīnalli (grass, twisted grass; from malīna (to twist)). It is pronounced mah-lee-NAH-lee.
The twelfth day sign. It was the birth name of La Malinche (Malintzin), interpreter to Cortés. Given to girls and boys today.
Popularity: known but uncommon in Mexico.
Related meanings: nature, earth.
Malinalli 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.
