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BoyIndigenous Latin American (Nahuatl, Quechua, Tupi and others)

Tonatiuh

Nahuatl for "sun": the name of the Aztec god of the sun.

Meaning and origin

Tonatiuh was the Aztec sun god, worshipped as the source of the light and heat that the empire's farming depended on.

How to pronounce Tonatiuh

Spanish (Latin America)toh-nah-TYUH /tonaˈtiw/

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