Tenzing

Meaning of Tenzing

Tenzing, pronounced TEN-zing (/tənˈzɪŋ/), springs from Tibetan roots—ten, “the teaching,” and zin, “to uphold”—so its literal promise is “holder of wisdom.” The name stepped onto the world stage with Tenzing Norgay, the cheerful Sherpa who shared Everest’s first summit in 1953, transforming these two syllables into a banner of courage. In U.S. birth records it remains a rare flower, surfacing only five to ten times a year—five tiny arrivals in 2015, seven in 2013, ten back in 1998—each appearance a small cairn on an open trail. Still, the sound glides off the tongue like a café con leche at dawn, equally at ease in English or Spanish conversation. Unisex by nature and adventurous at heart, Tenzing offers parents a name that balances monastery calm with mountaintop wonder—una invitación a las alturas, mañana y siempre.

Pronunciation

Tibetan

• Pronunced as ten-zing (/tənˈzɪŋ/)

• Tenzin
• Tenzan
• Tenzen
• Tenzon
• Tenzir
• Tenzor
• Tenzaro