At a Glance: Name: Tennessee – Meaning: winding river – Origin: Cherokee – Gender: Unisex – Pronunciation: ten-uh-SEE
Tennessee is a Cherokee unisex name meaning “winding river”. It appears in 2 of our baby name lists.
Meaning & Origin of Tennessee
Meaning: Winding river.
Origin: Cherokee.
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Tennessee
Phonetic: ten-uh-SEE IPA: /ˌtɛnəˈsiː/
Popularity of Tennessee
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration birth-name data, 1880–2024.
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