Tenzin

Tibetian

"Holder of the teaching"

Tenzin Origin and Meaning

The name Tenzin is a boy's name meaning "Holder of the teaching".

Tenzin (sometimes also written as Tenzing or Stanzin) is a unisex Tibetan name which is one of the given names of the current Dalai Lama, Jetsun Jamphel Ngawang Lobsang Yeshe Tenzin Gyatso.

A notable fictional bearer is Tenzin from The Legend of Korra. He is the youngest child of Aang and Katara, from the prequel series Avatar: The Last Airbender. This is one of the unique unisex names and also one of the fashionable new spiritual names being used for babies.

Tenzin Popularity

• 1934 Nameberry 2023
• 979 Unique 2019
• 431 Unisex 2022

Famous People Named Tenzin

• Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche Tibetan,Indian lama and scholar
• Tenzing Norgay (born Namgyal Wangdi) Nepali,Indian Sherpa mountaineer who was first to climb Mt. Everest with Edmund Hillary

Tenzin in Pop Culture

• Tenzin character on animated series "The Legend of Korra"