Tendai: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance

Meaning
Be thankful
Origin
Shona
Gender
Unisex
Pronunciation
ten-DYE

Tendai is a Shona unisex name meaning “be thankful”. It appears in our list of 175+ African Baby Girl Names With Deep Roots and Joyful Sounds.

Meaning & Origin of Tendai

Meaning: Be thankful.

Origin: Shona.

Source: Wikipedia, Wiktionary.

How to Pronounce Tendai

ten-DYEIPA /tɛnˈdaɪ/

Popularity of Tendai

Tendai doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.

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