TENNESSEE  

Gender: M
Origin: Native American, Cherokee, place-name

When playwright Thomas Lanier Williams adopted the pen name of Tennessee, he created a new possibility among American place-names, although it's admittedly a bit bulky in size.

Variations:
Tennesy, Tenny, Tennysee, Tenn

Tennessee is being discussed in our message boards:

• Triple A, Triple B, Triple C...Boys!
• Thelonious nn Theo WDYT?
• AA, BB, CC, DD...BOYS!
• Southern baby girl name
• Tess / Tessa

Read Nameberry blog posts about Tennessee:

• THE LOST NAMES OF 1880
• DAD NAMES: NOTEWORTHY NAMES OF SOME FAMOUS FATHERS
• MOM NAMES: The Names of Famous Mothers
• JENNIFER GARNER BABY NAME: Seraphina is here!