• Origin: Tibetan བསྟན་འཛིན
• Meaning: “upholder of Buddhist dharma”
• Gender: unisex
• Pronunciation: TEN-zin

The name is a popular Tibetan Buddhist name and ultimately derives from the Tibetan (bstan-‘dzin) བསྟན་འཛིན meaning “upholder of teachings.” It is one of the current names of the Dalai Llama, Tenzin Gyatso (b. 1935).

Other forms are Tenzing and Stanzing. A Ladakhi form is Stanzin. All of them are considered gender neutral and are used interchangeably among males and females.

Sources

• https://kadampa-center.org/some-common-tibetan-names-and-their-meanings
• https://www.behindthename.com/name/tenzin
• https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tenzin
• https://tibetfondsdolma.nl/en/sponsoring/tibetaanse-namen/