The name Tenaya is a girl's name of American, Miwok origin meaning "evening star".

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The name of a lake in Yosemite National Park, California, Tenaya has its roots in Miwok, a language spoken by the Ahwahnechee (or Awani) people, who lived in the Yosemite Valley. The lake was named after the chief of the Ahwahnechee (despite his protests that it already had a name, Pie-we-ack, Lake of the Shining Rocks).
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Used quietly in the US since the 70s, the name is believed to derive from the Central Sierra Miwok word, <em> taná·ja</em>, meaning "evening star".

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The name Tenaya peaked for girls at #2054 in 1975. The name is most popular in TENAYA, TENAYA, and TENAYA.

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