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Gender Masculine
Other Forms FormsTēcciztēcatl (Nahuatl), Tecuciztecatl, Teucciztecatl
Meaning & History
Means "person from Tecciztlann" in Nahuatl, a place name derived from Nahuatl tēcciztli "conch" and tlācatl "person, human being". In Aztec mythology, Tecciztecatl was a lunar deity, representing the "Man in the Moon". In many cultures, several pareidolic images of a human face, head, or body are recognized in the disc of the full moon; they are generally known as the Man in the Moon.