Tecumseh

name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A male given name.

    "Elizabeth first met a presentable young lieutenant stationed at Fort Moultrie by the name of William Tecumseh Sherman. - - - My poor brother Tee, who grew up mortified by his given name, Tecumseh, was christened in honor of the soldier, not the great chieftain."

  2. 2
    A placename:; A town in Essex County, Ontario, Canada.
  3. 3
    A placename:; A rural municipality in Saskatchewan, Canada; in full, the Rural Municipality of Tecumseh No. 65.
  4. 4
    A placename:; An unincorporated census-designated place in eastern Fayette Township, Vigo County, Indiana, United States.
  5. 5
    A placename:; An unincorporated community in Fairfield Township, Tippecanoe County, Indiana, United States.
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  1. 6
    A placename:; An unincorporated community in Shawnee County, Kansas, United States.
  2. 7
    A placename:; A city and township in Lenawee County, Michigan, United States.
  3. 8
    A placename:; An unincorporated community in Ozark County, Missouri, United States.
  4. 9
    A placename:; A city, the county seat of Johnson County, Nebraska, United States.
  5. 10
    A placename:; A city in Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma, United States.

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alliancecoalitionconfederationgeographic namehistorical figurenative american leader

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"Elizabeth first met a presentable young lieutenant stationed at Fort Moultrie by the name of William Tecumseh Sherman. - - - My poor brother Tee, who grew up mortified by his given name, Tecumseh, was christened in honor of the soldier, not the great chieftain."

Etymology

Borrowed from Shawnee Tekámthi.

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