Terry ... Terry is a unisex diminutive nickname for the given names Teresa or Theresa (feminine) or Terence, Terrance (masculine).

Terry as a boys' name (also used less generally as girls' name Terry) is pronounced TARE-ee. It is of Old German origin, and the meaning of Terry is "people's ruler".

The meaning of TERRY is the loop forming the pile in uncut pile fabrics.

3 days ago · Penn State football interim head coach Terry Smith got emotional after the Nittany Lions' Pinstripe Bowl win over Clemson. Here's what he said.

Oct 31, 2025 · When a class was boring, he doodled intricate maps of imaginary lands. A male given name from Latin derived from the Latin for the third ("tertius") given to a third child or a child whose …

Find out the popularity of the first name Terry, what it means and the history of how Terry came to be.

Terry—spoken simply as TEH-ree—arrives on the tongue like the single stroke of an ink brush across rice paper, concise yet resonant, a name that began as the Latin Terentius, mingled with the …

3 days ago · Terry emerged as a diminutive of Terence which derived from a Roman family name of uncertain meaning. Possibilities however include "soft" or "one who threshes".

May 7, 2024 · The name Terry is gender-inclusive, meaning both boys and girls can use it. The exact meaning of the name may not be determined because Terry has been derived from many different …

Dec 6, 2025 · Penn State football not only hired a new head coach in Matt Campbell, it also will retain beloved assistant Terry Smith.