What Yectli means
Yectli is a unisex name of Nahuatl (Aztec) origin meaning "good, pure". It comes from yēctli (good, right, pure). It is pronounced YEHK-tlee.
Rare. Paired with cualli in 'in cualli in yēctli', the Nahuatl phrase for what is good and right.
Popularity: rare in Mexico today.
Related meanings: virtue, grace.
Yectli 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.
