Trivia: Aztec and The Art of Naming a Child

By Alex in Daily Trivia on Sep 23, 2007 at 4:20 pm

Aztec emperor Montezuma had a nephew named Cuitlahuac, which meant "plenty of poo" or “dry excrement.” And here I am thinking that people today give their kids weird names….


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  1. aztec
    Sep 23rd, 2007 at 4:55 pm

    i thought it was Cuitlahuac… maybe i am a bit wrong tho :)

  2. Alex
    Sep 23rd, 2007 at 5:23 pm

    Thanks aztec! My typo – fixed now.

  3. Ali S.
    Sep 23rd, 2007 at 5:31 pm

    I wonder why they named that kid that? No high expectations for him?

  4. Jacki
    Sep 23rd, 2007 at 6:08 pm

    Montezuma probably didn’t like to clean up after babies.

  5. J.
    Sep 23rd, 2007 at 6:41 pm

    LOL, Montezumas Revenge… somehow!

  6. Johnny_Canuck
    Sep 23rd, 2007 at 7:19 pm

    Cuitlahuac, it sounds like over the counter medication.

    Cuitlahuac.. for that not so fresh feeling.

  7. Ris
    Sep 23rd, 2007 at 8:15 pm

    That’s funny… I think there’s a type of Mexican food called “Cuitlacoche,” which I’ve heard translated to mean, “Corn Smut.”

  8. Gaby
    Sep 24th, 2007 at 2:50 pm

    @ Ris: It does! the blasted thing is basically corn fungus which sounds pretty disgusting but isn’t that bad when cooked properly.

    Poor Cuitlahuac :(

  9. adrian
    Dec 15th, 2007 at 12:20 am

    it is not call cuitlacoche it’s call “HUITLACOCHE” and yes is corn fongus and actually it tastes pretty good to be a fongus

  10. cameron
    Jan 21st, 2008 at 11:47 am

    I’ve had four kids and the name is appropriate. :)

  11. Juan Sánchez
    Nov 13th, 2009 at 3:48 am

    You are wrong. His real name is Cuautlahuac “who cares”. And e became emperor after the death of moctecuhzoma.
    There was a town called Cuitlahuac, but “plenty of poo” or “dry excrement” are only a meaning, out of context. Another meaning based on the ground of the town is
    “new vegetation,” “gold water or “lake vegetation landscape”.

    But… what can say a fckng american without hisory. The real USA meaning is death, hunger, terror. You are the worst empire in history. All world hate you because steal everything you can…


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