At a Glance
- Meaning
- Orange-brown — a heraldic tincture also called 'tawny'
- Origin
- Uncertain/disputed (heraldic term, possibly related to French tanné, 'tanned')
- Gender
- Unisex
- Pronunciation
- teh-NAY
Tenne is an uncertain/disputed (heraldic term, possibly related to French tanné, 'tanned') unisex name meaning “orange-brown — a heraldic tincture also called 'tawny'”. It appears in our list of 175+ Color-Inspired Baby Names From Azure to Indigo.
Meaning & Origin of Tenne
Meaning: Orange-brown — a heraldic tincture also called 'tawny'.
Origin: uncertain/disputed (heraldic term, possibly related to French tanné, 'tanned').
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Tenne
teh-NAYIPA /tɛˈneɪ/
Popularity of Tenne
Tenne 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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