Mexican X Part I: Why Is México Pronounced Méjico?

<p>Over the years, I&rsquo;ve come across the same question again and again, always some variation on the following:</p> <p>&ldquo;Why is Mexico spelled &lsquo;M&eacute;xico&rsquo; in Spanish, especially if in Nahuatl Mēxihco was pronounced [meshiko]? What&rsquo;s up with that &lsquo;x&rsquo;?&rdquo;</p> <p>The answers given are usually partially right or totally wrong.</p> <p>Guess what? I&rsquo;m going to explain it to you.</p> <p><a href="https://davidbowles.medium.com/why-is-m%C3%A9xico-pronounced-m%C3%A9jico-266278c73e11"><strong>Website</strong></a></p>