Terry

Terry is:

  • A surname from the medieval Norman given name Thierry, cognate of the English Derek
  • A male given name transferred back from the surname, or a diminutive of Terence or of any of its alternative forms
  • A female given name, diminutive of Teresa or any of its alternative forms

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Famous quotes containing the word terry:

    “Eulogy is nice, but one does not learn anything from it.”
    —Ellen Terry (1847–1928)

    “It has never been in my power to sustain ... I can pass swiftly from one effect to another, but I cannot fix one, and dwell on it, with that superb concentration which seems to me the special attribute of the tragic actress.”
    —Ellen Terry (1847–1928)