Terence

English

Alternative forms

• Terrance
• Terrence
• Terance

Etymology

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.

Proper noun

Terence

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

     "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".

Translations

male given name

• Finnish: Tero (fi)
• French: Térence (fr) m
• Irish: Turlough
• Italian: Terenzio (it)

• Latin: Terentius
• Portuguese: Terêncio
• Russian: Тере́нтий (ru) (Teréntij)

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Cebuano

Etymology

From English Terrence, from Latin.

Proper noun

Terence

1. a male given name from Latin