What Teyolía means
Teyolía is a unisex name of Nahuatl (Aztec) origin meaning "soul". It comes from tēyōlia (that which gives life to people: tē- (someone) + yōli (to live) + -a). It is pronounced teh-yoh-LEE-ah.
One of the three animating forces in Aztec thought, seated in the heart. The accented spelling is a modern adaptation.
Spellings and variants: Teyolia.
Popularity: rare in Mexico today.
Related meanings: life, faith.
Teyolía 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.
