Tecumseh was born in Shawnee territory in what is now Ohio between 1764 and 1771; the best evidence suggests a birthdate of around March 1768. The traditional Shawnee pronunciation of his name is "Tecumthé". He was born into the Panther clan of the Kispoko division of the Shawnee tribe. Like most Shawnees, his name indicated his clan: translations of his name from the Shawnee language include "I Cross the Way", and "Shooting Star", references to a meteor associated with the Panther clan. Later stories claimed that Tecumseh was named after a shooting star that appeared at his birth, although his father and most of his siblings, as members of the Panther clan, were named after the same meteor.