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- Themselves Aztecs called themselves «Mechin» or «tenochka» and «atlaltelolka» — depending on the city of origin (Tenochtitlan, Tlatelolco). As to the origin of the word «Mexica» (mexica. From which, in fact, is the word «Mexico»), it expressed a very different version of its etymology: the word «Sun» in Nahuatl, the Aztec name of the leader Meshitli (Meksitli, Mekshitli) — type of algae grows in lake Texcoco. The most famous translator of Nahuatl Miguel Leon-Portilla, says that the word means «middle of the Moon.» Self-name «tenochki» possibly comes from the name Tenocha — another legendary leader.