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, or see more Nahuatl (Aztec) boy names.
