Given name & surname

Térence

Térence is a masculine given name from Latin. It is used in French.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Térence comes from Latin.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Latin Terentius.

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Térence’s family of names

In French usage, Térence has a conventional equivalent in the English form Terence. In French usage, Térence has a conventional equivalent in the Italian form TERENZIO. In French usage, Térence has a conventional equivalent in the Greek form Τερέντιος.

Walk Térence’s family in the name graph

TérenceTerenceTerenzioТерентийΤερέντιος

The ring: across languages.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Around the world

Térence has relatives in 4 languages. Lines run from its Latin roots to each of them.

Latin

4 related names in 4 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.

Each dot marks where a language is rooted, not where people with the name live today. Bigger dots hold more names. Language locations from Glottolog (CC BY 4.0); map from Natural Earth.

Across languages 4

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

Similar names

If you love Térence, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Latin

Tibère

Tibère is a given name from Latin. It is used in French.

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Latin

Terêncio

Terêncio is a masculine given name from Latin. It is used in Portuguese.

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Latin

Tedbalt

“people”

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Latin

Érasme

Érasme is a masculine given name from Latin. It is used in French.

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Aramaic

Tomé

“twin”

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Latin

tybꜣrys

tybꜣrys is a masculine given name from Latin. It is used in Egyptian.

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Aramaic

Tummas

“twin”

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Ancient Greek

Timeu

Timeu is a masculine given name from Latin, ultimately from Ancient Greek. It is used in Romanian.

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Sibling ideas

Names that share Térence’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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