Tennity

Tennity Meaning & Origin

About Tennity
The surname Tennity is of Irish origin and is derived from the Gaelic name "O'Teimhneáin," meaning "descendant of Teimhneán." Teimhneán is a personal name derived from the word "teimhne," which translates to "darkness" or "shadow." The surname Tennity is relatively rare and is primarily found in County Galway, Ireland.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Tennity is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Tennity: 102
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 158,432
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.03

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Tennity based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Tennity is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
TNT
🗽 NYSIIS
TA
🔊 Soundex
T05030
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
T EH1 N AH0 T IY0
🌐 IPA
/tennity*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('TNT', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
T530

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Tennity in Braille

Here's how to represent Tennity in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Tennity in braille

How to sign the name Tennity using Sign Language

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

The name Tennity in sign language

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