Xóchitl (

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) is the Hispanicized version of " xōchitl," the

Nahuatl Nahuatl (; ), Aztec, or Mexicano is a language or, by some definitions, a group of languages of the Uto-Aztecan language family. Varieties of Nahuatl are spoken by about Nahua peoples, most of whom live mainly in Central Mexico and have smaller ...

word for ''flower'' () is a

given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a fa ...

that is somewhat common in Mexico and among Chicana/os for girls. The name has been a common Nahuatl name among Nahuas for hundreds of years. It was recorded on an early-16th century census of the Aztec people in the villages of Huitzillan and Quauchichinollan, where it was found to be the tenth most common name among boys. In a 1590 census, the boys name Xōchipepe (flower gatherer) was recorded, as well as the girls names of Ēlōxōchitl ( magnolia), Miyāoaxōchitl (maize tassel flower), and Xīlōxōch ( calliandra), which all draw from ''Xochitl''.

People

* Xochitl (), Toltec queen and wife of

Tecpancaltzin Iztaccaltzin Tecpancaltzin Iztaccaltzin was the ninth Tlatoani, ruler, of the Toltec Empire. He began his reign when his mother, Xihuiquenitzin Ziuhcaltzin died in about 833. Dates in Toltec history are not entirely accurate, as the Toltec calendar is not com ...

* Xochitl Castañeda, founding director of the Health Initiative of the Americas * Xochitl Dominguez Benetton (born 1980), Mexican scientist * Xóchitl Escobedo (born 1968), a retired female tennis player from Mexico *

Xochitl Gomez Xochitl Gomez ( ) (born April 29, 2006) is an American actress. She is known for playing America Chavez in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film ''Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness'' (2022). She has also played Dawn Schafer in the first ...

(born 2006), an American actress * Xochitl Gonzalez (born 1977), American writer and producer *

Xóchitl Hamada is a Mexican semi-retired '' Luchadora'' or professional wrestler. She is the daughter of professional wrestler Gran Hamada, the sister of wrestler Ayako Hamada and the sister-in-law of Tiger Mask IV. Hamada was once married to Mexican wres ...

(born 1970), a semi-retired Mexican-Japanese professional wrestler * Xóchitl Montes de Oca (born 1971), a Mexican politician * Xóchitl Sánchez (born 1973), a Mexican luchadora known by the

ring name A ring name is a type of stage name used by an athlete such as a professional wrestler, mixed martial artist, or boxer whose real name is considered unattractive, dull, difficult to pronounce or spell, amusing for the wrong reasons, or projecting ...

Tiffany * Xochitl Torres Small (born 1984), American water attorney who represented New Mexico's 2nd congressional district *

Xóchitl Ugarte Xóchitl Ugarte Fonseca (born April 21, 1979) is a Mexican Voice acting, voice actress. She is best known as the Latin American Spanish voice of Misty (Pokémon), Misty in ''Pokémon (anime), Pokémon'', Eris (Billy and Mandy), Eris in a later ...

(born 1979), a Mexican voice actress

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