sardonic nicknames

[Mark David Morris]

Kevin and Ernesto et al,

Yes, thin drizzle would tend to mean something like light, scattered dew;
I am not sure exactly how we could make a connection between his day sign
and his name, but please let me know if you make any progress.  Thanks for
the correction on Vello, Ernesto, I thought I had misinterpreted what I
heard, but Vello is unfortunately not part of my active Spanish
vocabulary.  I hope, nonetheless, you caught the word play between
Tzontimatzin and Bello.  I should point out also that Cuatecontzin could
also be translated as something like jar head if you take tecomatl to mean
a clay pot rather than the tecomate tree.

best,
Mark



















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MDM, PhD Candidate
Dept. of History, Indiana Univ.