Tennessee

Native American, Cherokee, place-name

Tennessee Origin and Meaning

The name Tennessee is a boy's name of Native American origin.

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. Reese Witherspoon brought it back into the spotlight when she chose it for her son.

Tennessee Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 2998 on Nameberry

20 Names Similar to Tennessee

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• Scotland
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• Tennessee
• Thoreau
• Tennyson
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Famous People Named Tennessee

• Thomas Lanier "Tennessee" Williams American playwright.
• "Tennessee" Ernie Ford American country music singer.
• Tennessee Edwards American TV Producer.
• Tennessee James Toth (b. 2012) son of actress Reese Witherspoon and Jim Toth.
• Tennessee Hawkins Church (b. 2015) son of singer Kenneth Eric Church.

Tennessee in Pop Culture

• "Tennessee Jed " Grateful Dead song
• Tennessee U.S. state