Tendai is a ♀ girl’s name and a ♂ boy’s name. Tendai thus belongs to the gender-neutral unisex names.
Tendai is a short form of the names Tendaishe and Tendayishe. It is a Shona name for boys and girls. Shona is a Bantu language spoken in Zimbabwe.
Tendai means “give thanks to God” or “be thankful (to God)” (from Shona “tenda” = be thankful/thank).
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