Mixtlil (MH521v)

Clouds and cloud serpents are sometimes notably swirling, as though observations of clouds recalled coiled serpents. Black clouds may have been especially important if there were to bring rain for watering seasonal crops. Mixcoatl, somewhat different from the name here, does have Nahua religious connotations, as might this name.

Mixtlil is a Nahua personal name, preceded in the gloss by a Christian first name (Toribio). He may have been named after Toribio de Benavente, also known as Motolinia ("One Who is Poor or Afflicted"). This was the first word he learned in Nahuatl, and he went on to learn the language well. He lived in the monastery in Huejotzingo. Doing a quick search for the name "Toribio" will produce an impressive result.