Names Tenri

Tenri

Gender
Female (Feminine | Girl)
Usage/Origins
Japanese
Meaning
Tenri is derived from two Japanese words, "ten" and "ri". Ten means sky or heaven, while ri means reason or truth. Therefore, Tenri can be interpreted as "heavenly truth".
Scripts(How to write)
てんり(Japanese Hiragana)
テンリ(Japanese Katakana)
天梨,
天理
天理(Japanese Kanji)
天里,
Pronunciation
TEN-ree
TEN-ṘEE
Popularity
The name Tenri is a unique and uncommon name that is not currently ranked in popularity lists in the US or other countries.

cartoon of the name Tenri
Cartoon of Tenri

Tenri Name meanings & History

Tenri is derived from two Japanese words, "ten" and "ri". Ten means sky or heaven, while ri means reason or truth. Therefore, Tenri can be interpreted as "heavenly truth". This name combines 天 (ten, ama-, amatsu, ame) meaning "heavens, imperial, sky" with 梨 (ri, nashi) meaning "pear tree", 里 (ri, sato) meaning "league, parent's home, ri (unit of distance - equal to 3.927 km), village" or 理 (ri, kotowari) meaning "arrangement, justice, logic, reason, truth."As a word, Tenri (天理) means "natural laws, rule of heaven."This name is very rarely given to girls, if given at all.Tenri (天理) is also used a place name. The name Tenri is used as a given name for both boys and girls in Japan and other countries.

Zodiac Sign of Tenri: Truth Sagittarius,Doubting Thomas Pisces

Synonyms of Tenri:

T: Tacky,Touchy,Testy,Doubting Thomas,Tireless,Truth,Talkative

E: Environment,Expressive,Exaggerate,Enlighten,Entertain,Enliven

N: Nervous,Nutrition,Nice,Neurosis,Nitpicking,Nagging,Neat

R: Reason,Resourceful,Rational,Restless

I: Intimate,Involved,Indulgence

Tenri is:

  • a Complex name
  • a Delicate name
  • a Rough name