Tennyson

Tennyson Meaning & Origin

About Tennyson
The name Tennyson is of English origin and is derived from the surname Tennyson, which itself is a patronymic surname meaning "son of Tenny." The name Tenny is a diminutive form of the given name Dennis, which is derived from the Greek name Dionysius, meaning "follower of Dionysus." Dionysus was the Greek god of wine, fertility, and revelry. Therefore, the name Tennyson can be interpreted to mean "son of the follower of Dionysus" or "son of the one who worships Dionysus."

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Name Popularity

Gender Distribution

Tennyson is considered a unisex name, and is used by both males 64.71% and females 35.29%, based on recent birth statistics.

Tennyson Popularity Trends

The popularity of the name has increased by 30.56% over the past year.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
TNSN
🗽 NYSIIS
TA
🔊 Soundex
T050205
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
T EH1 N IH0 S AH0 N
🌐 IPA
/ˈtɛnɪsən/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('TNSN', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
T525

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Tennyson in Braille

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

The name Tennyson in braille

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

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

The name Tennyson in sign language

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