Ahuitzotl (, ) (meaning roughly "water dog"Thousands of AZTEC, INCAN, AMAZONIAN & MAYAN & OTHER CENTRAL & LATIN AMERICAN NAMES for your dog, horse, cat, pet or child from Chinaroad Lowchens of Australia) was the eighth Aztec ruler, the Hueyi Tlatoani of the city of Tenochtitlan, son of princess Atotoztli II. He was responsible for much of the expansion of the Mexica domain, and consolidated the empire's power after emulating his predecessor.