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Boy/GirlPronounced Tibetan /tɛ̃˥˥.t͡sĩ˥˥/; English /tɛn.ˈzɪn/

Tenzin

A name meaning "upholder of teachings".

Quick answer

Tenzin is a boy/girl name meaning "upholder of teachings".

Pronunciation: Tibetan /tɛ̃˥˥.t͡sĩ˥˥/; English /tɛn.ˈzɪn/.

GenderBoy/Girl
Meaningupholder of teachings
PronunciationTibetan /tɛ̃˥˥.t͡sĩ˥˥/; English /tɛn.ˈzɪn/

Meaning and history

From Tibetan བསྟན་འཛིན (bstan-'dzin) meaning "upholder of teachings". This is one of the given names of the current Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso (1935-).

Notes and context

Usage: tibetan, bhutanese | Tibetan: བསྟན་འཛིན