What Tenoch means
Tenoch is a boy name of Nahuatl (Aztec) origin meaning "stone prickly pear". It is built from tetl (stone) and nōchtli (prickly pear fruit). It is pronounced TEH-noch.
Legendary leader who founded Tenochtitlan in 1325; the city name means 'place of Tenoch' or 'place of the stone cactus'. Used as a boys' name today.
Spellings and variants: Tenoc.
Popularity: known but uncommon in Mexico.
Related meanings: nature, royalty, strength.
Tenoch is one of the indigenous names that Mexican parents have brought back over the last thirty years. Read about Nahuatl (Aztec) names and how they are built.
