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Terry.

A surname originating as a patronymic from the medieval Norman given name Thierry, a cognate of the English Derek.

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name/ˈtɛɹi/

  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: An unincorporated community in Leopold Township, Perry County, Indiana.

  6. A number of places in the United States: A township in Finney County, Kansas.

  7. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in West Carroll Parish, Louisiana.

  8. A number of places in the United States: A town in Hinds County, Mississippi.

  9. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in St. Clair County, Missouri.

  10. A number of places in the United States: A ghost town in Pemiscot County, Missouri.

  11. A number of places in the United States: A small town, the county seat of Prairie County, Montana.

  12. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Lawrence County, South Dakota.

  13. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Raleigh County, West Virginia.

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