Cuahutemoc
Nahuatl · Boy · 4 syllables
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About the name Cuahutemoc
The name 'Cuauhtémoc' means "Descending Eagle" or "Falling Eagle" in the Nahuatl language, derived from *cuāuhtli* ("eagle") and *tēmoc* ("descends").
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Etymology
The name 'Cuauhtémoc' means "Descending Eagle" or "Falling Eagle" in the Nahuatl language, derived from *cuāuhtli* ("eagle") and *tēmoc* ("descends"). It is used primarily in Nahua (Aztec) culture and was the name of the last Aztec emperor (c. 1497–1525), who resisted Spanish conquest, and it remains a symbol of indigenous resistance in modern Mexico.
Cuahutemoc currently ranks #12,895 in the United States as a boy's name. It reached its peak popularity around 2001.
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