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English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Latin Terentius, a Roman family name of obscure origin, borne by a Roman playwright and by early Christian saints.
- In Ireland, it has been used to represent Turlough.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Terence
- A male given name from Latin. Popular in the U.K. in the mid-twentieth century.
1867, Bret Harte, chapter I, in Terence Denville:"Very likely the ragged scion of one of those Irish gentry, who has taken naturally to 'the road'. He should be at school - though I warrant me his knowledge of Terence will not extend beyond his own name," said Lord Henry Somerset, aid-de-camp to the Lord Lieutenant.
1963, Jane McIlvaine, Cammie's Cousin, Bobbs-Merrill, page 58:They had an expensive, well-cut air which was like a uniform, and their conversation was all about people with names like Terence and Geoffrey, Philippa and Vivien, who lived in London and County Wicklow and who were "terribly amusing".
Derived terms
Translations
Cebuano
Etymology
From English Terrence, from Latin.
Proper noun
Terence
- a male given name from English