Xochitl
/ˈʃoː.tʃitɬ/noun
A Nahuatl word meaning “flower,” also used as a personal name and in Indigenous Mexican place and deity names.
Did you know?In Aztec religious culture, flowers were not merely decorative: they were offerings associated with poetry, ritual, beauty, and the divine, especially in names such as Xochiquetzal.
Etymological Timeline
Pre-Columbian period
Nahuatl
xōchitl
“Flower; blossom”
14th–16th Century
Classical Nahuatl
xōchitl
“Flower, often with poetic and ritual associations”
15th–16th Century
Classical Nahuatl
Xōchipilli
““Flower Prince,” the name of a deity associated with art, music, beauty, and pleasure”
16th Century
Spanish
Xóchitl
“A personal name and Indigenous word borrowed from Nahuatl”
Modern English
English
Xochitl
“A given name of Nahuatl origin, commonly interpreted as “flower””
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