Girl · Greek or Spanish, through English
Terri
Say it: TAIR-ee
Meaning
A pet form of Theresa, from Teresa, whose origin is uncertain (a link to the Greek island Therasia or to therizein 'to harvest' has been proposed).
Uncertainseveral explanations, none settled.
Most popular in the US in the 1950s and 1960s.
Its wave through time
A fashion of the 1950s
In the United States
- 146,894 babies given this name since 1922
- At its height in 1959, about 1 in 230 girls
- 43 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Terry, Teri
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Where this comes from
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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