↑ Perkataan nāhuatl (batang kata nama nāhua, + absolutif -tl ) dipercayai bermaksud "bunyi yang nyata dan jelas" (Andrews 2003:578 2003:364,398) This language name has several spellings, among them náhuatl (the standard spelling in the Spanish language),("Náhuatl" (dalam bahasa Spanish). rae.es. Dicapai pada 6 July 2012.Selenggaraan CS1: bahasa tidak dikenali (link)) Naoatl, Nauatl, Nahuatl, Nawatl. In a back formation from the name of the language, the ethnic group of Nahuatl speakers are called Nahua.
