name
Tungus
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ˈtuːŋɡuːsListen
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Syllable breakdown
Tungus
Name meaning and origin
- Origin
- Evenki (Russia/Siberia)
- Meaning
- a name rooted in the ancient self-designation of the Evenki people, Tungus; used as a personal name evoking ancestral pride and the vast taiga of Siberia; one who belongs to the great wandering people of the forest
- Gender
- male
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