Save Gender Feminine Usage Spanish (Canarian, Rare) Other Forms FormsTeneso, Tenesoyas Meaning & History Of Guanche origin, possibly from *tenəsuy(ăh) meaning "she who dives" or "this one is submerged". This was borne by a niece of Tenesor, the last guanarteme or king of Gáldar on the island of Gran Canaria.