Something we had considered is using a cultural name for our soon to arrive baby boy. The problem is that my other children do not have Nahuatl names which isn’t a major deal breaker but we ultimately decided that they are just too difficult for [name_f]English[/name_f] speakers to pronounce and since we live in the US…
So this is more for fun, but how would you pronounce these names?
Tochtli
Xipalli
Paquini
Huitzilin
Miztli
Ohtli
I’m just gonna assume these are all wrong but I look forward to hearing what the actual pronunciations are!
Tochtli- I want to say this TOKE-tlee but the three consonant sounds in a row is really difficult to say out loud so it would end up sounding like TOE-tlee, with a subtle guttural H sound in place of the “K” when I’m thinking about it, but not when I’m not.
Xipalli- I think I actually have a decent idea how [name_f]Xochitl[/name_f] is said so I’d apply that here and it would become she-PAUL-ee
Paquini- I knew someone with the last name P@quin once, pronounced PAY-quin, so my first thought is pay-QUEE-nee. I could also easily see pac-QUEE-nee too.
Huitzilin- since I’m actually taking [name_u]French[/name_u] in school, I’d say the first syllable almost identical to how the [name_u]French[/name_u] pronounce “huit” (8), but maybe with a H sound in front of it. Something like hWEET-zill-in.
Miztli- this is another triple consonant combo but I find it much easier to say how I want. MIZ-tlee
Ohtli- I’d say this OAT-lee. Reminds me of [name_u]Oakley[/name_u] but with a t.
Tochtli - “Rabbit” it is pronounced tosht-li if that makes sense.
Xipalli - “turquoise” pronounced just like you said. Very similar to [name_f]Xochitl[/name_f] with the beginning sh sound
Paquini - “happy” pa-key-ni with the qu making the k sound.
Huitzilin - “hummingbird” hu makes the w sound and tz makes the ts sound as in cats. So it ends up sounding like we-ts-i-leen hope that makes some sense haha. I am trying my best to write the pronunciation out so it is most understandable.
Miztli - “mountain lion” the z is pronounced like s and then the tl makes a ll (like in the name [name_m]Llewellyn[/name_m]) so it ends up sounding like meetz-lee
Ohtli - “road” or “journey” and I would say Oat-lee is pretty spot on! 
These may be totally wrong so i apologise in advance
Tochtli - tocked-lee
Xipalli - zip-ah-lee
Paquini - pack-win-ee
Huitzilin -hoot-zill-in
Miztli -mizt-lee
Ohtli -ott-lee
I have probably horribly mispronunced these, but this is how I would try to say them
Tochtli > tockt-lee
Xipalli > zee-pally
Paquini > pack-eeny
Huitzilin > who-it-zill-in
Miztli > mizz-tee-lee
Ohtli > ott-lee
See the above comment for proper pronunciation
The definitions provided by Bluecurry are are pretty spot on. I would just make a few clarifications in terms of the way they would be pronounced in Classical Nahuatl, unless otherwise noted:
Tochtli: Toh-ch-lee (Tuh-ch-lee would be the pronunciation in Chontal Nahuatl, which is more present in Guerrero where my wife’s family originates)
Xipalli: She-pah-lee
Paquini: Pah-kwee-nee
Huitzilin: We-tzee-leen
Miztli: Mee-zt-lee
Ohtli: Oh-tl-ee (think of the “tl” in Atlanta) (Ooh-tl-ee would be the Chontal Nahuatl pronounciation)
[name_f]Welcome[/name_f] to Nameberry, @XicanoTatli! We are all excited to see what names you are interested in and what you have to add to our conversations. Please remember to always check the dates of a post concerning a soon to be real child – this particular child would be at least 6 months old now. Otherwise, enjoy your time here on Nameberry. And again, welcome!