as a First Name
Pronounced ‘tem-pee’: from the name of a valley in eastern Greece, situated between Mount Olympus and Mount Ossa. In classical times it was regarded as the home of the Muses. The place name may be derived from Greek temnein ‘to cut’, referring to a valley carved between mountains.
| 16,410th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Dozens
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 178
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- Wyoming
- has the most people named Tempe per capita
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- marked the height of its popularity
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