The baby name Tenah is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced TEH-nah (IPA: /ˈtɛnə/).
The baby name Tenah is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced TEH-nah (IPA: /ˈtɛnə/).
Tenah is in Origin.
Tenah is a feminine given name with layered roots. In Hebrew, te’enah denotes the fig tree, a long-standing symbol of peace and prosperity in the Tanakh; the h-ending may reflect a Hebraicized or Anglicized spelling. In Amharic, tena means health and appears in the everyday greeting tena yistilign, making Tenah a virtue-style choice. It also parallels the South Slavic name Tena, used in Croatia and Slovenia as a short form of Valentina and Kristina.
As a given name, Tenah surfaces in Jewish and East African diasporas and occasionally in English-speaking records from the nineteenth century onward. Variants and related forms include Tena, Te’enah, Tenna, Teena, and Tina, with longer roots in Valentina, Christina, and Martina. Meanings range from fig tree to health or well-being, with contemporary usage favoring its simple, bright sound.
Tenah is seldom given. In all, it turns up just 26 times, across 10 countries.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BW | Boys | 0 | #154 | 1 | 4,685 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #343 | 1 | 15,378 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #525 | 1 | 11,303 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #575 | 1 | 12,054 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #632 | 1 | 18,916 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,009 | 1 | 14,742 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,014 | 1 | 25,931 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,068 | 5 | 24,821 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,167 | 10 | 20,130 | |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,180 | 3 | 25,439 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,272 | 1 | 25,619 |
Tenah is popular in 10 countries — most recent births per country:
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