Montezuma

Alternative forms

• Moctezuma

Origin

From Classical Nahuatl Motēuczōma ("he frowns like a lord").

Full definition of Montezuma

Proper noun

1. A Nahuatl (Aztec) given name, and the name of two Aztec emperors.
2. Moctezuma II (1466-1520), the Aztec emperor at the time of the Spanish conquest.

Derived terms

• Montezuma's revenge