Aztec place-names

by Frederick Starr

Acaticpac. [Over (or above) the canes.] Compounded of acatl (cane); icpac (above).

Acatzinco. [Place of small rushes.] Compounded of acatl (rush); tzintli, diminutive particle; co (place).

Acatzochic. [In the flowers of the cane.] Compounded of acatl (cane); xochitl (flower); c (in).

Acatzochitlan. [Among the flowers of the cane.] Compounded of acatl (cane); xochitl (flower); tlan (among).

Acayocan. [Place full of canes, or rushes.] Compounded of acayutl (full of canes); can (place). Acayutl = acatl (cane) and yutl (full of).

Acazacatla. [Where is abundance of rushes and straw.] Compounded of acatl (rush); zacatl (grass, straw); tla (abundance).

Acocozpan. [In the very yellow water.] Compounded of atl (water); cocoztic (very yellow); pan (in, place).

Acolhuacan. [Place of the Acolhuas.] Compounded of Acolhua, a tribal name; can (place). Acolhua = acolli (shoulder) and hua, a possessive particle.

Acolnahuac. [Near the Acolhuas.] Compounded of Acolhua, a tribal name; nahua (near).

Acozpa. [In the yellow water.] Compounded of atl (water); coztic (yellow); pa (in).