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Teri.

A diminutive of the female given name Teresa.

4 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

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  1. A diminutive of the female given name Teresa.

Where this word comes from

A spelling variant of Terry, from Teresa.

name
  1. Someone from Hawick.

Where this word comes from

From Teribus ye teri odin, of unknown origin (though possibly Old Welsh).

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.