Tenzing is a Tibetan given name, a variant spelling of
Tenzin
Tenzin ( bo, བསྟན་འཛིན) is a Tibetan given name, meaning "the holder of Buddha Dharma". Tenzin can alternatively be spelled as Tenzing and Stanzin as well. Stanzin is generally used by the Ladakhi people, since Ladakhi language ...
. Notable people with the name include:
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Tenzing Norgay (1914–1986), Nepalese mountaineer in the first Everest ascent.
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Jamling Tenzing Norgay
Jamling Tenzing Norgay (born 23 April 1965) is an Indian-Nepalese Sherpa mountaineer.
Biography
Norgay is the son of mountaineer and guide Tenzing Norgay (who first climbed Mount Everest in 1953 with Sir Edmund Hillary) and Daku, his third w ...
(born 1965), Nepalese mountaineer (son of Tenzing Norgay)
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Tashi Tenzing
Tashi Wangchuk Tenzing () is a Sherpa mountaineer. His maternal grandfather, Tenzing Norgay, made the first ascent of Mount Everest on 29 May 1953.
Early life
Tashi spent part of his childhood in Darjeeling, India where he attended St Paul ...
(born 1965), Nepalese mountaineer (maternal grandson of Tenzing Norgay)
See also
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Ten Sing
Ten Sing is a Christian youth program within YWCA and YMCA, engaging teenagers in creative performing arts.
Activities, goals and values
Ten Sing work is based on a common agreement between member countries of the European Ten Sing Group � ...
, a method of youth work
Fictional characters
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Tenzing Tharkay (''Temeraire'' series), a character in the novel series ''Temeraire'' by
Naomi Novik
Naomi Novik (born April 30, 1973) is an American author of speculative fiction. She is known for the ''Temeraire'' series (2006–2016), an alternate history of the Napoleonic Wars involving dragons, and her ''Scholomance'' fantasy series (2020 ...
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Tibetan names