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View Name: Terrell


TERRELL
GENDER: Masculine
USAGE: English
PRONOUNCED: TER-əl, tə-REL   [key]
Meaning & History
From an English surname which was probably derived from the Norman French nickname tirel "to pull", referring to a stubborn person. It may sometimes be given in honour of civil rights activist Mary Church Terrell (1863-1954).
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