Terry

See also: terry

English

Alternative forms

• (surname): Tarry, Torry
• (female name): Teri, Terri, Terrie

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɛɹi/
• Rhymes: -ɛɹi

Proper noun

Terry

1. A surname originating as a patronymic from the medieval Norman given name Thierry, a cognate of the English Derek.
2. A male given name from the Germanic languages transferred back from the surname, or a diminutive of Terence or of any of its alternative forms.
3. A male given name from Latin derived from the Latin for the third ("tertius") given to a third child or a child whose name has the suffix III.
4. A female given name, diminutive of Teresa or any of its alternative forms.
5. A number of places in the United States:
   1. An unincorporated community in Leopold Township, Perry County, Indiana.
   2. A town in Hinds County, Mississippi.
   3. An unincorporated community in St. Clair County, Missouri.
   4. A ghost town in Pemiscot County, Missouri.
   5. A small town, the county seat of Prairie County, Montana.
   6. An unincorporated community in Lawrence County, South Dakota.
   7. An unincorporated community in Raleigh County, West Virginia.

Derived terms

• Terry County
• Terry search
• Terry stop
• Terrytown

Anagrams

• retry, tryer