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Subject: I hope the baby is a boy...
Author: Nanaea   (Authenticated as Nanaea)
Date: January 4, 2002 at 7:09:54 AM
Reply to: The meaning of Tinaya or Tenaya by Xuan
Because Tenaya was the name of a legendary chief of the Miwok tribe in the Yosemite Valley:

http://www.sacbee.com/static/archive/news/projects/native/day3_side.html

Couldn't find the meaning of the name, tho'. And, on second thought... To English-speaking people the name "Tenaya" might appear more feminine than masculine.

-- Nanaea

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