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Name Malinalxochitl
Gender Feminine
Usage Nahuatl, Aztec and Toltec Mythology
Pronounced Pron. [ma.liː.naɬ.ˈʃoː.tʃitɬ](Nahuatl)
Other Forms FormsMalinalxoch
Edit Status Status3. usages AND description are verified

Meaning & History

Means "grass flower" or "wildflower" in Nahuatl, from Nahuatl malinalli, "tall grass, twisted grass", and xōchitl, "flower". In Aztec mythology, Malinalxochitl was a sorceress and goddess of snakes, scorpions, and desert insects, and the sister of Huitzilopochtli.
Added 12/16/2009 by Ailis