What Yatziri means
Yatziri is a girl name of Maya origin meaning "flower of the dew". It comes from no attested Maya or Zapotec parts; the popular gloss 'flor del rocío' is unsupported. It is pronounced yaht-SEE-ree.
Origin uncertain: sites call it Maya, others Zapotec; it appears in no colonial dictionary and is a modern coinage. Popular in Mexico since the 2000s.
About this meaning. The etymology is uncertain or disputed. The reading above is the best-supported one; popular baby-name sites often give a more romantic gloss that the dictionaries do not confirm.
Spellings and variants: Yatziry, Yatzirí.
Popularity: a common name in Mexico.
Related meanings: flower, water, nature.
Yatziri is one of the indigenous names that Mexican parents have brought back over the last thirty years. Read about Maya names and how they are built, or see more Maya girl names.
