Save Gender Feminine Usage Aztec and Toltec Mythology Pronounced Pron. [mik.teː.ka.ˈsí.waːt͡ɬ] [key·simplify] Meaning & History Derived from Mictlan, the Aztec afterlife, and Nahuatl cihuātl meaning "woman, lady". This was the name of an Aztec goddess of the dead and the underworld.