Tench

TEHNCH

English, Old French

"freshwater fish; freshwater angler"

Tench Origin and Meaning

The name Tench is a boy's name meaning "freshwater fish; freshwater angler".

A surname-style choice, Tench is derived from the Old French word tenche, which is the name for a type of freshwater carp. It likely originated as nickname, perhaps for someone who was a keen angler or who made their living catching tench. Rarely used as a given name, perhaps because of the possible rhymes, it could make an unusual middle name option to honor someone who enjoys fishing or who's into naval and military history, as a reference to Tench-class submarines.