Tenaya
Found 2 entry about "Tenaya"
tə-NIE-ə
Tenaya Name meanings & History
Gracious, Beautiful. This has been in rare use as a feminine given name in the United States since the 1970s. It is possibly taken from the name of a lake in Yosemite, California, which was itself named for a 19th-century chief of the Ahwahnechee (a Miwok people of the Yosemite Valley), whose name may be derived from Central Sierra Miwok taná·ya- meaning "evening star". The name Tenaya is primarily used for baby girls.
Zodiac Sign of Tenaya: Truth Sagittarius,Doubting Thomas Pisces
Synonyms of Tenaya:
T: Tireless,Doubting Thomas,Testy,Tacky,Truth,Touchy,Talkative
E: Exaggerate,Enliven,Enlighten,Environment,Expressive,Entertain
N: Neat,Nagging,Nervous,Nice,Nitpicking,Neurosis,Nutrition
A: Action,Angry,Assertive,Ambitious,Argumentative,Aggressive
Y: Yen/money,Youth-giving,Yin/Yang
Tenaya is:- a Boring name
- a Refined name
- a Youthful name
Famous People
Tenaya Watson (soccer player), Tenaya Darlington (writer).
2.) Tenaya (Male)
Usage: Miwok
Meanings: The meaning of Tenaya is uncertain, but it is believed to be a tribute to a Native American leader named Chief Tenaya.
Pronunciation: ten-NY-uh
tə-NIE-ə
Description: Native American (specifically, the Ahwahneechee tribe of Yosemite). The meaning of Tenaya is uncertain, but it is believed to be a tribute to a Native American leader named Chief Tenaya. This has been in rare use as a feminine given name in the United States since the 1970s. It is possibly taken from the name of a lake in Yosemite, California, which was itself named for a 19th-century chief of the Ahwahnechee (a Miwok people of the Yosemite Valley), whose name may be derived from Central Sierra Miwok taná·ya- meaning "evening star". The name Tenaya is primarily used for baby girls.