Meaning of Tenochtitlán

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Noch-tli seems to be the stem of this word, which meens fruit of the prickly
pear cactus. The suffix -Tlan meens below, next to, among, or at the base of.

ex. Acatlan- Acatl = reed -Tlan = near the abundance of.
     Coatlan- Coatl = snake, serpeant -Tlan = near abundance of.


For some words the suffix -Tlan can also be extended, for pronunciation
purposes, into Ti -Tlan.

I'm not an expert on the subject but I do know enough, and I hope this is
right.

Juan