Moctezuma

Meaning

Proper Noun

Aztec emperor from 1440 to 1469.
Aztec emperor from 1502 to 1520, during which time the Spanish conquest of Mexico began.

Origin

From Classical Nahuatl Motēuczōma ("he who frowns like a lord"), from mo- + teuctli + mozoma.

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