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TERRY (2)
GENDER: Masculine & Feminine
USAGE: English
PRONOUNCED: TER-ee   [key]
Meaning & History
Diminutive of TERENCE or THERESA. A famous bearer was Terry Fox (1958-1981), a young man with an artificial leg who attempted to run across Canada to raise money for cancer research. Though he died before crossing the country, his effort inspired the annual Terry Fox Run fundraiser.
Related Names
VARIANTS: Teri, Terri, Terrie, Tess, Tessa, Tessie, Tracy, Tracee, Tracey, Traci, Tracie, Tel
OTHER LANGUAGES: Tena (Croatian), Thera, Trees (Dutch), Teca, Teréz (Hungarian), Teresinha, Terezinha (Portuguese), Tere, Teresita (Spanish), Tessan (Swedish)
Popularity
United States  ranked #535 
France  - 
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