Terence (given name)

Terence

Gender	Male
Language(s)	Latin
Origin
Meaning	Smoothly polished
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, Terance, and Terrance.

Notable people with this name

• Terry Fox, Canadian athlete, humanitarian, and cancer research activist
• Terence, Latin playwright
• Saint Terence, referring to one of several Christian figures sharing the name
• Terrence ("Terry") O. Callier (1945–2012), Chicago-born jazz and folk singer and guitarist
• Terence Trent D'Arby, R&B musician
• Terence Dials, American basketball player
• Terrence Howard, an American actor and singer
• Terence James, Co-author of The Regency Detective series of novels, with David Lassman
• Terrence Jenkins, aka Terrence J, American actor, TV personality, and model
• Terrence Malick, American filmmaker
• Terence McKenna, American writer and philosopher
• Terence McKenna, Canadian film producer
• Terence Newman, American football player
• Terence O'Neill, Ulster Unionist politician, Prime Minister of Northern Ireland
• Sir Terence/Terry Pratchett, English author
• Terence Rattigan, British dramatist
• Terence Sanders (1901–1985), British rower
• Terence Stamp, British actor
• Terence Tao, Australian mathematician
• Terrence Wilcutt, American astronaut
• Terence Young, British film director
• Terence Young, Canadian politician
• Terence Hill, Italian actor

Fictional characters

• Terence o 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