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Terry

proper nouncommon in dialogue

  • //ˈtɛɹi//

A surname originating as a patronymic from the medieval Norman given name Thierry, a cognate of the English Derek.

proper noun

  1. 1

    A surname originating as a patronymic from the medieval Norman given name Thierry, a cognate of the English Derek.

  2. 2

    A male given name from the Germanic languages transferred back from the surname, or a diminutive of Terence or of any of its alternative forms.

    Tao was a voracious consumer of fantasy books like Terry Pratchett’s Discworld series. When a class was boring, he doodled intricate maps of imaginary lands.

  3. 3

    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.

  4. 4

    A female given name, diminutive of Teresa or any of its alternative forms.

  5. 5

    A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Leopold Township, Perry County, Indiana.

  6. 6

    A number of places in the United States: A township in Finney County, Kansas.

  7. 7

    A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in West Carroll Parish, Louisiana.

  8. 8

    A number of places in the United States: A town in Hinds County, Mississippi.

  9. 9

    A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in St. Clair County, Missouri.

  10. 10

    A number of places in the United States: A ghost town in Pemiscot County, Missouri.

  11. 11

    A number of places in the United States: A small town, the county seat of Prairie County, Montana.

  12. 12

    A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Lawrence County, South Dakota.

  13. 13

    A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Raleigh County, West Virginia.

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Lexical content from Wiktionary, under CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source entry · Data version 2026-08-23

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