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Gender Feminine
Meaning & History
Anglicized form of both Teunisje and the Dutch patronymic Teunis(s)e(n), which means "son of Teunis". In some cases, this name can also be a modern variant spelling of the name Denise, via its variant spelling Dennise.According to the website of The Corpus of First Names in The Netherlands, this name has never been in use in the Netherlands, which was to be expected, since this name is an anglicization and therefore originated in English-speaking countries.An example of a bearer of this name is the American author Tennise Broeck Morse (born ca. 1946), who is of Dutch descent.