Tumen

TOO-men'TOO-men'2 syllables
🇲🇳Mongolian
Authoritative

MEANING

Ten thousand

ORIGIN

Mongolian

ETYMOLOGY

Derived from the Mongolian word 'tümen', meaning 'ten thousand'.

CULTURAL NOTES

In Mongolian culture, the concept of 'tumen' is significant as it represents a large, complete unit, often used in historical contexts to signify large numbers, especially in military and administrative settings.

HISTORICAL CONTEXT

Historically, 'tumen' was used to describe a military unit of 10,000 soldiers in the Mongol Empire.

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FAQs About Tumen

The name Tumen means "ten thousand" in Mongolian.
Tumen has Mongolian origins. Derived from the Mongolian word 'tümen', meaning 'ten thousand'.
Tumen is pronounced TOO-men (TOO-men). It has 2 syllables.
On Naymt, every name is color-coded by gender: green indicates a "masculine" name (one that has only ever appeared in the boys' top 1000 since 1880), purple indicates a "feminine" name (only in the girls' top 1000), and yellow indicates a "neutral" name (one that has appeared in the top 1000 for both genders at some point in history).
Popular nicknames for Tumen include Tumi, Men.
Sibling name ideas that pair well with Tumen include Batu, Altan, Kulan, Bayan.
The most common spelling is Tumen. Alternative spellings include Tümen, Tuman.