Terry (first name)
Terry is an English female and male given name .
Origin and meaning
The name has several derivations:
- To French Thierry , who came to England in Norman times (English equivalent is Derek , German Dietrich or German Dieter ). In England he is then a patronymic (father's name) rich in family names, see Terry (family name)
- Short form of the male name Terence and its variants
- Short form of the female name Therese and its variants
Name bearer
Male first name
- Terry Brooks , American fantasy author
- Terry Day , British jazz and improvisation musician
- Terry Fell , American country musician
- Terry Gilliam , American director
- Terry Glavin , Canadian writer and journalist
- Terry Goodkind , American fantasy writer
- Terry Jacks , Canadian singer and producer
- Terry Jones , British actor and director
- Terry Paine , English football player
- Terry Pratchett , British fantasy writer
- Terry Snyder (1916–1963), American jazz and entertainment musician
- Terry Spinks , British boxer
Female first name
- Terry Farrell , American actress
- Terry Reintke , German politician
stage name
- Terry Dactyl , Jona Lewie , British musician, pseudonym in the band Brett Marvin & the Thunderbolts / Terry Dactyl & the Dinosaurs
- Terry-Thomas , Thomas Terry Hoar-Stevens , British actor and comedian
Fictional character
- Terry Lee in Milton Caniff: Terry and the Pirates (comic strip, from 1934), filmed several times
literature
- Rosa Kohlheim, Volker Kohlheim: Terry . In: Duden - The great first name dictionary . 3. Edition. Bibliographer. Institut AG, Mannheim 2007, ISBN 978-3-411-06083-2 (also Duden - Lexicon of first names . 5th edition. 2007, ISBN 978-3-411-04945-5 .).
Web links
Wiktionary: Terry - explanations of meanings, origins of words, synonyms, translations
