Tendayi, also spelled Tendai, and its long form Tendayishe or Tendaishe,[1] is a Shona given name from the phrase Kupa kutenda, meaning 'give thanks to God', that may refer to
- Tendai Chatara, Zimbabwean cricketer
- Tendayi Darikwa (born 1991), English football player
- Tendayi Gahamadze (born 1959), Zimbabwean songwriter
- Tendayi Jembere, British actor
- Tendai Mtawarira, South African rugby union player
- Zendaya (born 1996), American actress
References
edit- ^ Pedzisai, Mashiri (1999). "Terms of address in Shona: A sociolinguistic approach". Zambezia. 26 (1): 93–110. hdl:10520/AJA03790622_416.