Terence

See also: Térence

English

Alternative forms

• Terrance
• Terrence
• Terance

Etymology

From Latin Terentius, a Roman family name of obscure origin, borne by a Roman playwright and by early Christian saints.

• In Ireland, it has been used to represent Turlough.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɛɹəns/

Proper noun

Terence

1. A male given name from Latin. Popular in the U.K. in the mid-twentieth century.
   • 1867, Bret Harte, chapter I, in Terence Denville:

     "Very likely the ragged scion of one of those Irish gentry, who has taken naturally to 'the road'. He should be at school - though I warrant me his knowledge of Terence will not extend beyond his own name," said Lord Henry Somerset, aid-de-camp to the Lord Lieutenant.

   • 1963, Jane McIlvaine, Cammie's Cousin, Bobbs-Merrill, page 58:

     They had an expensive, well-cut air which was like a uniform, and their conversation was all about people with names like Terence and Geoffrey, Philippa and Vivien, who lived in London and County Wicklow and who were "terribly amusing".

Derived terms

• Terry

Translations

male given name

• Cebuano: Terence
• Dutch: Terens
• Esperanto: Terencio
• Finnish: Tero (fi)
• French: Térence (fr) m
• Georgian: Terenti
• German: Terenz
• Greek:

  Ancient Greek: Τερέντιος (Teréntios)

• Irish: Turlough, Toirdhealbhach

  Old Irish: Toirdelbach

• Italian: Terenzio (it)
• Latin: Terentius (la)
• Norwegian: Terens
• Portuguese: Terêncio
• Russian: Тере́нтий (ru) (Teréntij)
• Scottish Gaelic: Teàrlach
• Spanish: Terencio
• Swedish: Terens
• Welsh: Terens

Cebuano

Etymology

From English Terrence, from Latin.

Proper noun

Terence

1. a male given name from English [in turn from Latin]