name
Tecumseh
teh-KUM-seh
tɪˈkʌmsəListen
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Syllable breakdown
Tecumseh
Name meaning and origin
- Origin
- Shawnee — meaning 'Shooting Star' or 'Panther Across the Sky'.
- Meaning
- Shawnee leader (1768–1813) who attempted to unite Native American tribes against US expansion; killed at the Battle of the Thames.
- Gender
- male
- Also spelled
- Tecumthe
Common mispronunciations
TEK-um-sehteh-KOOM-seh
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