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Name Tonantzin
Gender Feminine
Usage Aztec and Toltec Mythology, Mexican
Pronounced Pron. [to.ˈnáːn.tsin](Classical Nahuatl)
Other Forms FormsTonantzín
Edit Status Status3. usages AND description are verified

Meaning & History

Means "our dear mother" or "our sacred mother" in Nahuatl, from to- "our" combined with nantli "mother" and the diminutive or reverential suffix tzin. This was a title of the Aztec mother goddess, who is popularly linked with the Virgin of Guadalupe.
Added 9/4/2009 by Milena Scialfa