Terence (given name)
| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Language(s) | Latin |
| Other names | |
| Nickname(s) | Terry |
| Related names | Terentius |
Terence is a male given name, derived from the Latin name Terentius. The diminutive form is Terry. Spelling variants include Terrence, Terrance, Terance and (in Scotland) Torrance.
Notable people with this name
- Terence, Latin playwright
- Saint Terence, several people
- Terry Callier (1945–2012), Chicago-born jazz and folk singer and guitarist
- Terence Trent D'Arby, R&B musician
- Terry A. Davis, developer of TempleOS
- Terence Dials, American basketball player
- Terry Fox, Canadian athlete, humanitarian, and cancer research activist
- Terence Garvin, American football player
- Terence Hill, Italian actor
- Terrence Howard, an American actor and singer
- Terrence Jenkins, American actor, TV personality, and model
- Terrence Magee, American football player
- Terrence Malick, American filmmaker
- Terence MacSwiney (1879–1920), Lord Mayor of Cork who died on hunger strike during the Irish War of Independence
- Terence McKenna, American writer and philosopher
- Terence McKenna (film producer), Canadian film producer
- Terence Millin (1903-1980), Irish surgeon
- Terence Newman, American football player
- Terence O'Neill, Ulster Unionist politician, Prime Minister of Northern Ireland
- Terence Parkin, South African deaf swimmer and the most decorated Deaflympic athlete in history
- Terry Pratchett, English author
- Terence Rattigan, British dramatist
- Terence Sanders (1901–1985), British rower
- Terence Stamp, British actor
- Terence Steele (born 1997), American football player
- Terence Tao, Australian mathematician
- Terrence Wilcutt, American astronaut
- Terence Winter, American television and film writer
- Terence Young (director), British film director
- Terence Young (politician), Canadian politician
Fictional characters
- Terence or Terrence (Terry) Granchester (or Grandchester), male character in Candy Candy (manga, anime and Final Story)
- Terence the Tractor in The Railway Series
- Terence, the large red bird from the Angry Birds video game series
- Terence, a pixie dust sparrow man from Disney Fairies
- Terence, a bath toy crocodile in Rubbadubbers
- Terence (Terry) Morris, a character in the X-Files TV series, episodes "Dreamland" and "Dreamland II"
- Terrance and Phillip, a duo of characters in the animated TV series, South Park
- Terrence (Terry) McGinnis, the main character of Batman Beyond
- Terrence, Mac's older brother, in Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends
See also
- All pages with titles beginning with Terence
- All pages with titles beginning with Terrence
- All pages with titles beginning with Terrance
References
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