Submitted Name Revision History

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1/26/2020, 3:41 AM SeaHorse15
4/11/2019, 5:44 AM Felie
9/17/2016, 6:17 AM LMS

Name Tenaya
Gender Masculine
Usage Miwok
Other Forms FormsTeneiya, Ten-ie-ya
Edit Status Status2a. listed usages are verified

Meaning & History

Possibly from Central Sierra Miwok taná·ya- meaning "evening star". This was the name of a 19th-century Miwok chief for whom Tenaya Lake in Yosemite National Park was named.
Added 9/17/2016 by LMS