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TENNYSON
GENDER: Masculine
USAGE: English (Rare)
PRONOUNCED: TEN-ə-sən   [key]
Meaning & History
From an English surname which meant "son of Tenney", Tenney being a medieval form of DENIS. A notable bearer of the surname was British poet Alfred Lord Tennyson (1809-1892).
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