I love this name, but I prefer it for a girl. It's on my girls name list. I've actually met two female Tennysons (one spelled it Tennyson and the other spelled it Tennasyn).
-- Anonymous User 1/7/2011
Why on earth would one name a female child Tennyson? There's nothing feminine about it. Naming your daughter Maud would be the best way to honour Alfred Lord Tennyson should you wish to, after his poem of the same name.