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

Zeltzin

Popularly explained as "delicate" or "tender" in Nahuatl, though the exact roots behind the name are not firmly settled.

Meaning and origin

Zeltzin belongs to a group of Nahuatl-flavoured given names, alongside Citlali and Itzel, that Mexican parents began choosing more widely from the late twentieth century onward to signal pride in the country's…

How to pronounce Zeltzin

Spanish (Latin America)sel-TSEEN /selˈtsin/

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