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Terence

"Like Thor (Thor was the head of the Norse pantheon and god of thunder); Old form of the Roman clan name Terrance; polished, tender; Smooth; soft or tender"

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Terence at a glance

Gender
Boy
Western numerology
7
Indian numerology
1
Characters
7
Popular
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Number meaning for Terence

Western numerology

Number 7 insight

Western numerology adds the letter values in the name and reduces them to a single guiding number.

Indian numerology

Number 1 insight

Indian numerology uses a traditional letter map that many families prefer for cultural name matching.

Meaning and story

What does Terence mean?

Terence is listed in the BabyAZ name catalog with Filipino, English, Irish context. Its meaning is recorded as: Like Thor (Thor was the head of the Norse pantheon and god of thunder); Old form of the Roman clan name Terrance; polished, tender; Smooth; soft or tender

This meaning is being reviewed for clarity.

Similar names

Names like Terence

Boy
Terrence
Boy English

From the knolls; Roman clan name; Tender; Variant of Terence: Like Thor (Thor was the head of the Norse pantheon and god of thunder)

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Unisex
Terry
Unisex English

Abbreviation of Teresa, meaning harvester; Abbreviation of Terrance and Terrell Terry is also an Anglicized phonetic form of the French given name Thierry from an older Germanic name meaning 'powerful; Diminutive of Terence: Like Thor (Thor was the head of the Norse pantheon and god of thunder); Diminutive of Teresa: Reap; from Therasia; People's rule; ruler of the people'; Variant of Theodoric: Ruler of the people

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Unisex
Terry
Unisex English

Abbreviation of Teresa, meaning harvester; Abbreviation of Terrance and Terrell Terry is also an Anglicized phonetic form of the French given name Thierry from an older Germanic name meaning 'powerful; Diminutive of Terence: Like Thor (Thor was the head of the Norse pantheon and god of thunder); Diminutive of Teresa: Reap; from Therasia; People's rule; ruler of the people'; Variant of Theodoric: Ruler of the people

172 family views

Boy
Terje
Boy Norse

of Thor's spear

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Brother names

Brothers for Terence

Boy
Terrence
Boy English

From the knolls; Roman clan name; Tender; Variant of Terence: Like Thor (Thor was the head of the Norse pantheon and god of thunder)

130 family views

Unisex
Terry
Unisex English

Abbreviation of Teresa, meaning harvester; Abbreviation of Terrance and Terrell Terry is also an Anglicized phonetic form of the French given name Thierry from an older Germanic name meaning 'powerful; Diminutive of Terence: Like Thor (Thor was the head of the Norse pantheon and god of thunder); Diminutive of Teresa: Reap; from Therasia; People's rule; ruler of the people'; Variant of Theodoric: Ruler of the people

172 family views

Boy
Terje
Boy Norse

of Thor's spear

97 family views

Sister names

Sisters for Terence

Unisex
Terry
Unisex English

Abbreviation of Teresa, meaning harvester; Abbreviation of Terrance and Terrell Terry is also an Anglicized phonetic form of the French given name Thierry from an older Germanic name meaning 'powerful; Diminutive of Terence: Like Thor (Thor was the head of the Norse pantheon and god of thunder); Diminutive of Teresa: Reap; from Therasia; People's rule; ruler of the people'; Variant of Theodoric: Ruler of the people

172 family views

More origins

Same feeling, different origins

Boy
Terrence
Boy English

From the knolls; Roman clan name; Tender; Variant of Terence: Like Thor (Thor was the head of the Norse pantheon and god of thunder)

130 family views

Boy
Terje
Boy Norse

of Thor's spear

97 family views

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