Boy · Shawnee
Tecumseh
Say it: tih-KUM-seh
Meaning
Shawnee, usually translated 'shooting star' or 'panther crossing the sky'.
Likelythe main view, with some doubt.
Non-Native American families used it as a middle or first name in the 19th century in admiration of the Shawnee leader.
Its wave through time
Rare in the records
In the United States
- 64 babies given this name since 1916
- At its height in 1916, about 1 in 148,300 boys
- Fewer than 5 babies a year in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Tecumtha
Famous bearers
- Tecumseh, Shawnee leader
- William Tecumseh Sherman, Union general
Names worth a look
Where this comes from
- National census records of the 19th and 20th centuries
- Published resources of the nation concerned
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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