Name Xiuhtecuhtli
Gender Masculine
Other Forms FormsXiuhteuctli, Xihuitl Tecuhtli
Theme divine
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Meaning & History
Means "turquoise lord" or "lord of fire", from Nahuatl xihuitl, which can mean "turquoise, grass, green/blue thing" or "year, comet" or "flame, fire", and tecuhtli "lord". This was the name of the Aztec god of fire, daytime, and heat, one of the oldest known Mesoamerican deities.