)XoampilXochitiotzi (Horcasitas1973 believes it to be “Flowery God”)XolalpaXoloZahuantitla (variation of Xahuentitla? )Ocotoxtle (variation of Ocotoztle or mountain lion? Puebla: Asociación Fraternal de Ex-alumnos Normalistas Poblanos• Grijalbo 1997 Gran diccionario enciclopédico ilustrado. But what about the native Mexicans? If a translation is in doubt, I place a question mark next to it. Does anyone know where I can find records or information on how names were given in Mexico? In particular, we are going to look at the Aztec or Nahuatl surnames that still exist in the territories where Nahuatl was either spoken at one time or still is today. In the list below, I have mainly limited my sources to names found in Cholula and its environs although names from other places will crop up like the names from class lists which belong to students from other areas. Here are the ten most popular Mexican last names: Hernández 3,430,027 people’s last name is Hernández Hernández means son of Hernan. Next there was the tlalticpactoca or “world name.” These can be based on natural phenomena like a comet (citlalpopoca or “star that smokes”) that coincided with the child’s birth. )Tuxpan (A place where there are rabbits; also a toponym formed from tochtli or tochin, rabbit and the locative suffix –pan [Montemayor 2009])Xahuentitla (between the pools or springs, from xahuen pool or spring and the suffix –titla between)Xaltenco (at the edge of the sand? Large stone sculptures - perhaps the greatest Aztec artistic feat? Finally some names can also be given after infancy to indicate a title or other honor that the person had acquired in his or her lifetime. Tlaxcalancingo 1869, southeast of Cholula)Tochihuilt (variation of Tochihuitl? Unlike other cultures, a Mexican (or a Spaniard) has two surnames. Bibliography:-• Axocotzin Radio Capsules from Tlaxcalancingo Puebla• Clavijero, Francisco Xavier. Found in Horcasitas 1973:278)Tlacotia (from Nealtican west of Cholula. García is a Vasque last name meaning young or young warrior. First, he describes the prehispanic system of name giving and divides it into five key categories. )Itzmoyotl (obsidian mosquito; found in a source from 1891)Maxil (from Náhuatl? Thus, these surnames to me are very living relics that are visible every day even though they have a mysterious past in many cases. tochtli or tochin + mani; Clavijero says that the verb mani means a state of being a multitude when referring to men or beasts. )Tepontla (from tepontli chinche? To begin with, there were the calendar names or tonaltoca which literally translates as “day names.” These names were given by an Aztec astrologer and usually signified the birth date of the child or the date of some other important observance surrounding the birth. )ChapulaChapulin (from grasshopper)Coatl (serpent)Cocolo (same as below? )Popoca (one who smokes; found in: Axocotzin Radio)QuecholQuecholacQuitlTechalotzi (reverential or diminutive for techalotl or squirrel)TecpaTecuanhuey (big sandal? Back in 1973, the distinguished mexicanist Fernando Horcasitas wrote an article that provides a very thorough look at this fascinating subject and thus it is also the basis for this introduction. A now extinct mesoamerican people from the southwest of the Valle de México. Grijalbo 1997. found in: Axocotzin Radio)TecuapetlaTemoatzinTenahuaTepale, Tepetzi (reverential or diminutive of tepetl or stone)Tepox/Tepoz (from tepoztli metal; found in Axocotzin Radio)Texca (from texcalli or crag? )TextleTezontle (from tetzontli: porous volcanic rock used in construction)Timal (one who is filled up or crammed. We use cookies to collect information from your browser to personalize content and perform site analytics. 1976 Indonimia geográfica del Estado de Puebla. 1973 “Cambio y evolución en la antroponimia náhuatl” Anales de Antropología vol. Found in Horcasitas 1973:274), PancoatlPanecatlPapaqui (happy)PateePetlacalco (strongbox made out of woven palm)QuiaQuitl*Tecaxco (from tecaxitli “pila de piedra o cosa semejante”/”a stone container especially for water” [Molina])Tecualt/Tecuatl (from tequaltili “Cosa que haze bueno a otro/“Something that does something good to something else” [Molina])Tecuampil (from tequampiltontli “cachorro de león, o hijo de bestia fiera”/A lion cub or a child from a wild beast [Molina])Tecuanhuehue (Old tiger? a southern section of Cholula)Ixejuatl, IxehuatlIxtaccihuatl (the white woman. Nahuatl Surnames from CholulaAca (Short for acatl cane? From Santa Isabel, Cholula. Aguilar. We review a manual of ancient Mexican wisdom... A cremated example of a death whistle is rediscovered. I can’t remember my source)Cuautle (from quauhtli or eagle)CuayahuitlHuexotl (variation of huexolotl or turkey? Europe is home to artefacts with a mistaken identity... Colours had several layers of meaning in ancient Mexico... First London Náhuatl Study Day and Workshops. However, I have happily seen nothing of the kind as I explore graveyards, signs with the names of the sponsors for local festivities, names of political candidates on posters and even class lists with the names of my English students. But nowadays you can find some last names like May, Tehutli, Cuazitl, Cuamani, Churo, etc, which ara Mayan, Nahuatl and Tarahumara. The translations of the names in brackets come from Horcasitas, the capsules of a local radio station and my own elementary knowledge of the language. I know a lot of Mexican names are found in Spain, so presumably people with a Rodriguez or Sanchez surname have that Spanish ancestry? México, D.F. found in Horcasitas 1973:279)Coyopotl (variation of *Coyopol? Salbador Guauchoca”)TlalpachitoTlatoa (to speak)Chalchi (short for chalchihuitl or jade? These names are mainly used in women, even in families with no or few indigenous ancestors. Privacy Policy. From the town of Xalitzintla, the last town before getting to Paso de Cortez between the volcanoes Iztacccihuatl and Popocatepetl)Xoletl (San Nicolás de los Ranchos, which is just east of Xalitzintla, mentioned above)Tecuapetla (probably from Acuexcomac), Other names from the class lists of my colleague Maricarmen Martínez Morales:-TlatelpaXical (another form of xicalli pitcher or gourd? Such examples can be found in names like Zempoaltecatl which designates someone who is from the ancient city of Zempoala (also spelled Cempoala) and Xochitecatl which indicates that someone is from Xochitlan (Horcasitas 1973:277). 1974:101)MitziMitznahuatl Ocomatl, PelaxtlaPiantziPopo (from popotl straw? )*Tochimani (multitude of rabbits? This is just a sample of the Native surnames that are still used either in Mexico, USA or Spain (yes some native surnames went all the way to Spain), Mayan Surnames: Pech, Chan, Canul, May, Chi, Poot, Uc, Canche, Dzul, Balam, Caamal, Pool, Ku, Dzib, Cauich, Tun, Uicab, Olan, Moo, Cahuich, Ek, Puc, Huchin, Pat, Ake, Can, Couoh. In particular, we are going to look at the Aztec or Nahuatl surnames that still exist in the territories where Nahuatl was either spoken at one time or still is today. )Zontlimatzi, From Acuexcomac (a town to the west of Cholula):-CuanenemiGuauhchoca (found on an old painting signed “D. 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Indigenous peoples of Mexico (Spanish: gente indígena de México, pueblos indígenas de México), Native Mexicans (Spanish: nativos mexicanos) or Mexican Native Americans (Spanish: mexicanos nativos americanos), are those who are part of communities that trace their roots back to populations and communities that existed in what is now Mexico prior to the arrival of Europeans. Visit our Privacy Policy for more info. Cocollo can also mean something thin and dry)Cocolotl (angry; found in Horcasitas 1973:278)ColexcuaColomoxcaCoyol (variaton of Coyoli meaning rattle? Bedbug? named after the volcano with the same name)Michimani (multitude of fish? 2008 Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana. 1974:101)TolamaTotozintle (from tototzinli revered or small bird)*Cuacuas (he or she will bite? How Maya and Aztecs earthquake-proofed their buildings, Molluscs were both useful and symbolic in the Mexica empire, A lasting memorial of the violence that followed the Conquest.
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