Given name & surname
Tere
“a harvester”
In Spanish use, Tere is a short form of Theresa. One Greek interpretation is “a harvester.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In Spanish use, Tere is a short form of Theresa. One Greek interpretation is “a harvester.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In Spanish use, Tere is a short form of Theresa. An origin associated with Theresa is Greek.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Spanish use, Tere is used as a shortened form of Teresa.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1946. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Tere through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 391
- 6 boys · 385 girls
- Most popular year
- 1959
- 24 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2011. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 24 in 1959. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 955 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Tere’s family of names
In Spanish usage, Tere is a diminutive of Teresa. In Greek usage, Tere as a surname is a transliteration of Τέρε. Tere is a short form of Teresa.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Similar names
If you love Tere, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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“a harvester”
>99% girls
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“bee”
>99% girls
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“son of grace” · “a wise protector”
>99% girls
Rosette
“horse” · “fame”
>99% girls
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8% boys · 92% girls