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Tennant

Tennant proper noun: a surname originating as an occupation.

Proper noun

Tennant (countable and uncountable, plural Tennants)

  1. A surname originating as an occupation.
  2. A census-designated place in Siskiyou County, California, United States.
  3. A city in Shelby County, Iowa, United States.

Forms of Tennant

pluralTennants
alternative formTennent

Origin of Tennant

From tenant, an occupational surname.

Words formed from Tennant

Questions about Tennant

What does Tennant mean?
Tennant means a surname originating as an occupation.
What part of speech is Tennant?
Tennant is a proper noun.

Words near Tennant in the dictionary

  1. tenmoku
  2. tenmokus
  3. Tenn-Tom
  4. Tenn.
  5. Tenna
  6. Tennant
  7. tennantite
  8. tennantites
  9. Tennants
  10. tennaunt
  11. tennaunts

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