Macuil (MH667r)

The result is a compound glyph, logographic and phonographic, because some of the parts contribute to the Ma- start to the name, and the notation adds the number five(macuilli). Most likely, this name was originally a calendrical name, and there was a day name from the 260-day religious divinatory calendar (tonalpohualli) that once accompanied the number. Whether this evolution in naming practices suggests a gradual forgetting of the divinatory calendar naming practice, some self-censoring as ecclesiastical influence grew, or a response to the pressure exerted by the clergy, who were actively pressing for change, are processes that require further investigation.

Another option is that the name Macuil had a meaning associated with lasciviousness. There were five divine forces called Ahuiteteo ("Cheerful Deities") known for "voluptuousness and lust," and each one of the five had a calendrical name that started with the number five (macuilli), a "symbol of excesses" (according to signage at the Templo Mayor), perhaps sexual excesses.This is one of the most popular number names in this entire collection, and it lives on in the present. See some additional examples below.