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Teru 1
Gender Masculine & Feminine
Usage Japanese
Scripts 照, 輝, 瑛, 耀, 晴, 輝流, etc.(Japanese Kanji) てる(Japanese Hiragana) テル(Japanese Katakana)
Pronounced Pron. TEH-ROO  [key·IPA]

Meaning & History

From the verb 照る (teru) meaning "to shine." Other kanji related to the verb include 輝, 瑛, 耀 and 晴, the last one referring to clear or fine weather.
It can also be combined with a ru kanji, e.g. 流 meaning "current, flow."

Although currently used as a mainly masculine name, it was more commonly used on females until around the mid-20th century.
Added 9/27/2009 by anonymous
Edited 5/11/2020 by Mike C, m4yb3_daijirou and Evil

Teru 2
Gender Masculine
Usage Finnish

Meaning & History

Variant of Tero.
Added 4/5/2016 by lilolaf
Edited 9/7/2018 by Evil

Teru 3
not set
Gender Feminine
Usage Ethiopian
Pronounced Pron. TUH-roo  [key]

Meaning & History

Means "good". This name is often combined with other names (Teruworq is an example).
Added 6/26/2016 by lilolaf