Xochiquetzal

Revision History

Date	Editor	Change Summary
4/23/2024, 9:35 PM	Mike C	update #115
6/9/2023, 2:32 PM	Mike C	update #114
4/5/2022, 10:13 PM	Mike C	update #112
11/20/2020, 10:42 PM	Mike C	update #109
2/28/2019, 2:08 PM	Mike C	update #102
2/12/2018, 1:19 AM	Mike C	update #98
12/8/2017, 12:41 PM	Mike C	update #97
1/25/2013, 11:59 PM	Mike C	update #85
2/12/2007, 1:03 AM	Mike C	earliest recorded revision

Gender Feminine

Usage Aztec and Toltec Mythology, Nahuatl

Pronounced Pron. /ʃoː.t͡ʃi.ˈket.saɬ/(Nahuatl)

Meaning & History

Derived from Nahuatl xōchitl "flower" and quetzalli "quetzal feather, precious thing" [1]. This was the name of the Aztec goddess of love, flowers and the earth, the twin sister of Xochipilli.