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Name

Citlali

/seet-LAH-lee/ FeminineNahuatl

Meaning

Citlali is a feminine name of Nahuatl origin meaning “star”.

Citlali comes from citlalin, the Nahuatl word for star, and has been carried by Mexican families since Aztec times. Alongside its variant Citlalli it remains a proud Indigenous choice in Mexico and Mexican-American communities, honoring a language still spoken by over a million people.

Regularly appears among popular girls' names in Mexico and in US Latino communities.

Popularity in the United States

Girls

Ranked #961 in 2006 · peak #914 in 2005

Data: US Social Security Administration, top-1000 ranks.

At a glance

Origin
Nahuatl
Gender
Feminine
Pronounced
/seet-LAH-lee/
Themes
StarNight

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Questions

  • Citlali is a feminine name of Nahuatl origin meaning “star”. Citlali comes from citlalin, the Nahuatl word for star, and has been carried by Mexican families since Aztec times.

  • Citlali is traditionally a feminine (girl) name. Regularly appears among popular girls' names in Mexico and in US Latino communities.

  • The name Citlali comes from Nahuatl. Citlali comes from citlalin, the Nahuatl word for star, and has been carried by Mexican families since Aztec times. Alongside its variant Citlalli it remains a proud Indigenous choice in Mexico and Mexican-American communities, honoring a language still spoken by over a million people.

  • Citlali is pronounced seet-LAH-lee.

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