Given name & surname

Tero

Tero is a masculine given name with more than one origin. It is used in Finnish.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

In one tradition, it comes from Russian.

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How it developed

In Finnish usage, Tero is a short form of Antero.

Tero’s family of names

In Finnish usage, Tero is a short form of Antero. In Finnish usage, Tero shares a linguistic root with the English form Terence. In Finnish usage, Tero has a conventional equivalent in the English form Terence.

Walk Tero’s family in the name graph

TeroAnteroTertsunenTerence

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Nicknames & forms 2

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Across languages 1

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

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Temonen

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Tenkanen

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Russian

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Kontro

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Russian

Kotro

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Russian

Toljamo

Toljamo is a surname, possibly from Russian. It is used in Finnish.

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Sibling ideas

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

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