What Meztli means
Meztli is a unisex name of Nahuatl (Aztec) origin meaning "moon". It comes from mētztli (moon; also month). It is pronounced MEHTS-tlee.
The Nahuatl word for moon; Metztli was also a lunar deity. Used for girls mostly, occasionally for boys.
Spellings and variants: Metztli, Meztly.
Popularity: a common name in Mexico.
Related meanings: moon, sky, light.
Meztli 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.
