The second theory is that the country's name comes from any of the following Nahuatl words: ''nic-anahuac'', which meant "Anahuac reached this far", or "the Nahuas came this far", or "those who come from Anahuac came this far"; ''nican-nahua'', which meant "here are the Nahuas"; or ''nic-atl-nahuac'', which meant "here by the water" or "surrounded by water".