Terry

Proper Noun

  • from the medieval Norman given name Thierry, a cognate of the English Derek.
  • A male given name from Germanic languages transferred back from the surname, or a diminutive of Terence or of any of its alternative forms.
  • A male given name from Latin derived from the Latin for the third ("tertius") given to a third child or a child whose name has the suffix III.
  • A female given name, diminutive of Teresa or any of its alternative forms.
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