one's mother, someone's mother (see Molina); a defender or patron; also, a person's name (attested as male); and the name of a mountain near Coyoacan
yn iyoquich ytoca tenan = Her husband is named Tenan. (Cuernavaca region, ca. 1540s)
in tenan pilhua chichiua in qualli yiollo cochiҫani tzicuictic, mopopoxani yiel, ixtoҫoani, yiollo ymac ca, miҫauiani, tlacauapaua, tecemmati, [tececemmati] texoxocoiomat teca mochiua, teca miҫauia hatlaixcaua momotzoloa, motlatlaҫa = One's mother has children; she suckles them. Sincere, vigilant, agile, [she is] an energetic worker - diligent, watchful, solicitous, full of anxiety. She teaches people; she is attentive to them. She caresses, she serves others; she is apprehensive for their welfare; she is careful, thrifty - constantly at work (central Mexico, sixteenth century)