Tenley
[ˈtɛnli]Meaning
English place name for a clearing or meadow that has been burned
Background Story
Tenley is a transferred use of an English place name and surname, referring to a clearing or meadow that has been burned. It was among the top one thousand names for girls in the United States between 2010 and 2019, a rise in popularity that coincided with the appearance of Tenley Molzahn on the television programme The Bachelorette. Spelling variants including Tenlee, Tenleigh and Tennley are also used for girls in the United States.
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