 The name "Tenetiše" (a feminine plural noun) is derived from the earlier plural demonym "*Tenetiščane", meaning 'residents of Tenetišče' (a neuter singular noun).This, in turn, is derived from the common noun "*teneto" or "*tenetъ" 'hunting net', and may refer to a hunting area where small game or birds were caught using nets.Tenetiše was formerly a hamlet of Breg pri Litiji known as "Gornja vas" (literally, 'upper village').