name
Tatenda
tah-TEN-dah
tɑˈtɛndɑListen
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Syllable breakdown
Tatenda
Name meaning and origin
- Origin
- Ndau (Zimbabwe/Mozambique)
- Meaning
- an Ndau and Shona name meaning we are grateful or we give thanks; from the Shona ku-tenda, to thank or give thanks; one of the most widely used names across Shona-speaking communities of Zimbabwe and Mozambique, Tatenda is given to children whose birth is received as a particular blessing meriting collective gratitude, and is used for both boys and girls in Ndau tradition where the communal we of the name reflects the family's shared acknowledgement of divine generosity
- Gender
- unisex
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