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Tenzing
OriginTibetan
Meaning"holder of the teaching"
GenderBoy & girl
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About Tenzing
Tenzing, also written as Tenzin, is one of the names of the Dalai Lama. Tenzing Norgay, with Edmund Hillary, was one of the first people to reach the top of Mt. Everest.
Tenzing for girls
Tenzing, also written as Tenzin, is a unisex Tibetan name. Its best-known bearer is the (male) Everest climber Tenzing Norgay.
Pronounced TEN-zing.
As of October 2026, Tenzing ranked #13838 for boys in US births in 2015 and #18199 for girls in US births in 2017 SSA, peaked at #6253 for boys in 1998 and #15246 for girls in 2002.
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