name
Coatlicue
kwat-lih-KWEH
/kwɑːtlɪˈkwɛ/Listen
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Syllable breakdown
coatlicue
Name meaning and origin
- Origin
- Nahuatl/Mexican (Mexico)
- Meaning
- She of the serpent skirt
- Gender
- female
Pronunciation tips
The Aztec earth goddess and mother of the sun god Huitzilopochtli; one of the most powerful deities in the Aztec pantheon; rarely used as a given name today but important culturally
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