Tenneh

Tenneh Meaning & Origin

About Tenneh
The name "Tenneh" is of African origin, specifically from the Mende language spoken in Sierra Leone. It means "firstborn" or "first child" and is often given to a baby girl who is the eldest in her family. The name carries a sense of importance and honor, symbolizing the significance of being the first to come into the world within a family.

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Gender Distribution

Most individuals with the name Tenneh are female.

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Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
TN
🗽 NYSIIS
TA
🔊 Soundex
T050
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
T EH1 N
🌐 IPA
/tenneh*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('TN', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
T500

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Tenneh in Braille

Here's how to represent Tenneh in Braille, with each pattern of raised dots corresponding to a letter of the name.

The name Tenneh in braille

How to Spell the Name Tenneh in American Sign Language (ASL)

The image below shows how you can spell Tenneh using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Tenneh in sign language

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