| Pronunciation | /ˈtɛri/ |
|---|---|
| Gender | Unisex |
| Language(s) | English |
| Origin | |
| Language(s) | |
| Word/name | Diminutive form of Terence and Teresa |
| Region of origin | English-speaking world |
| Other names | |
| Alternative spelling | |
| Derived | diminutive of Terence or Teresa or Lefteris (Eleftherios) |
| Related names | Terence, Teresa |
Terry is a unisex diminutive nickname for the given names Teresa or Theresa (feminine) or Terence, Terrance (masculine).
People
Male
- Terry Albritton (1955–2005), American shot putter, world record holder in 1976
- Terry Antonis (born 1993), Australian association football player
- Terry A. Davis, (1969–2018), American programmer
- Terry Baddoo, CNN journalist
- Terry Balsamo (born 1972), American lead guitarist for the rock band Evanescence
- Terry Beckner (born 1997), American football player
- Terry Blair (politician) (1946–2014), Ohio House of Representatives member
- Terry Blair (serial killer) (1961–2024), American serial killer
- Terry Bollea (born 1953), professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Hulk Hogan
- Terry Bowden (born 1956), American football coach and former player
- Terry Bradshaw (born 1948), American former National Football League quarterback
- Terry Branstad (born 1946), American politician
- Terry Brooks (born 1944), American fantasy writer
- Terry Brooks (basketball) (born c. 1968), American college basketball player
- Terry Brunk (born 1964), professional wrestler known as "Sabu"
- Terry Byrne (born 1966), English football manager and businessman
- Terry Caldwell (born 1938), English footballer
- Terry Callier (1945–2012), American jazz and folk singer and guitarist
- Terry Carpenter (1900–1978), American politician
- Terry Childs (serial killer) (1955–2023), American serial killer
- Terry Cochrane (born 1953), Northern Irish footballer
- Terry Cochrane (Canadian football) (born 1963), Canadian football player
- Terry Coldwell, member of the pop group East 17
- Terry Cooper (footballer, born 1944), English footballer
- Terry Connor (born 1962), English football assistant manager and former coach and player
- Terry Cress, Winner of Canada's Worst Handyman 2
- Terry Crews (born 1968), American actor and retired football player
- Terry Crowley (born 1947), American baseball player and coach
- Terry Daniel, American college football punter (1992–1994)
- Terry Daniels, American professional wrestler
- Terry Deitz (born 1959) American Survivor contestant and television host
- Terry Driver (1965–2021), Canadian murderer
- Terry Dubrow (born 1958), American plastic surgeon and television personality
- Terry Eagleton (born 1943), British literary critic and academic
- Terry Etim (born 1986), English professional mixed martial artist currently signed to the UFC
- Terry Fair (basketball) (1960–2020), American-Israeli professional basketball player
- Terry Farnsworth (born 1942), Canadian Olympic judoka
- Terry Fator (born 1965), American singing ventriloquist
- Terry Fontenot (born 1980), American football executive
- Terry Forcum, American golfer, 1983 World Long Drive Champion
- Terry Fox (1958–1981), Canadian athlete and activist
- Terry Francona (born 1959), American professional baseball manager and former player
- Terry Funk (1944–2023), American professional wrestler
- Terry Gibbs (wrestler) (born 1953), American retired professional wrestler
- Terry Gilliam (born 1940), British-American film director, and Monty Python member
- Terry Godwin (born 1996), American football player
- Terry Gordy (1961–2001), American professional wrestler
- Terry Gou (born 1950), Taiwanese entrepreneur
- Terry Griffiths (politician) (1944–2009), Australian politician
- Terry Griffiths (1947–2024), Welsh snooker player
- Terry Haskins (1955–2000), American politician
- Terry Jones (1942–2020), Welsh actor, writer, comedian, screenwriter, film director and Monty Python member
- Terry Kath (1946–1978), American guitarist, singer and founding member of the band Chicago
- Terry Teruo Kawamura, United States Army soldier and recipient of the Medal of Honor
- Terry Kay (1938–2020), American writer
- Terry Kelly (singer), Canadian singer-songwriter, speaker, and entertainer
- Terry Kilgore (born 1961), American politician
- Terry Klassen, Canadian voice actor, ADR director, and writer
- Terry Kunz (born 1952), American football player
- Terry Labonte (born 1956), American retired NASCAR driver
- Terry Lamb, Australian rugby league player
- Terry Lin (born 1966), Taiwanese singer
- Terry Malone, American football coach
- Terry Manning, American music producer and engineer
- Terry McAuliffe (born 1957), American politician; former Governor of Virginia and former chairman of the Democratic National Committee
- Terry McDermott (born 1951), English footballer
- Terry McEniff, Irish hotelier and politician
- Terry McGroom (1966–2016), American boxer
- Terry McLaurin (born 1996), American football player
- Terry Metcalf (born 1951), American football player
- Terry Moore (disambiguation), multiple people
- Terry Moran (born 1959), American journalist, former co-anchor of the news show Nightline
- Terry Moran (public servant) (born 1947), Australian senior public servant
- Terry Nation, Welsh screenwriter and novelist, creator of the Daleks and Davros for Doctor Who
- Terry Nichols, US convicted accomplice in the Oklahoma City bombing
- Terry O'Quinn (born 1952), American actor best known for playing John Locke on the TV series Lost
- Terry Orndorff (born 1951), American retired professional wrestler
- Terry Pilkadaris (born 1973), Australian golfer
- Terry Pratchett (1948–2015), English fantasy author known for the Discworld book series
- Terry Richardson (born 1965), American fashion photographer
- Terry Richardson (ice hockey) (born 1953), Canadian ice hockey player
- Terry Richardson (rugby league), English rugby league footballer in the 1970s and 1980s
- Terry Riley (born 1935), American composer and musician
- Terry Rozier (born 1994), American basketball player
- Terry Sanford (1917–1998), American politician and educator, Governor of North Carolina (1961–1965)
- Terry Sargeant (born 1946), Canadian politician
- Terry Saul (1921–1976), Choctaw/Chickasaw illustrator, painter, muralist, commercial artist, and educator.
- Terry Schofield (born 1948), American basketball player and coach
- Terry Shannon (1952–2005), American engineer and writer
- Terry Stotts (born 1957), American basketball coach
- Terry Sturm (1941–2009), New Zealand professor
- Terry Sweeney (born 1950), American actor, writer and comedian on Saturday Night Live
- Terry Sue-Patt (1964–2015), British actor
- Terry Taylor (disambiguation), several people
- Terry Teachout (1956–2022), American author, critic, biographer, playwright, stage director, and librettist.
- Terry-Thomas (1911–1990), English character actor and comedian
- Terry Unrein (born 1962), American former football player
- Terry Virgo (born 1940), a leader in the British New Church Movement
- Terry Waite (born 1938), British hostage negotiator
- Terry Wogan (1938–2016), Irish-British broadcaster and television personality
- Terry Yorath (born 1950), Welsh former football manager and player
- Terry Zwigoff (born 1949), American documentary and feature film director
Female
- Terry Alderete (1945–2013), American businesswoman
- Terry Babcock-Lumish (born 1976), American professor
- Terry Baum (born 1946), American playwright
- Terry Bellamy, American former mayor
- Terry Bergeson (born 1942), American educator
- Terry Berkowitz, American video artist
- Terry Berlier (born 1972), American artist and sculptor
- Terry Beyer (born 1951), American politician
- Terry Braunstein (artist) (born 1942), American photomontage artist
- Terry Castle (born 1953), American scholar
- Terry Cole-Whittaker (born 1939), American writer
- Terry Acebo Davis (born 1953), Filipino-American artist and nurse
- Terry Dexter (born 1978), American singer-songwriter
- Terry Jo Duperrault, formerly missing person who disappeared at sea
- Terry Van Duyn (born 1951), Democratic politician
- Terry Ehret (born 1955), American poet
- Terry Ellis (born 1963), American singer
- Terry Farrell (actress) (born 1963), American actress
- Terry Finn (born 1955), American actress
- Terry Fulmer, American gerontologist
- Terry Gabreski (born 1952), American vice commander
- Terry Van Ginderen (1931–2018), Flemish television presenter
- Terry Hu (born 1953), Taiwanese actress, writer and translator
- Terry Huntingdon (born 1940), American film actress
- Terry Irwin (designer), American designer
- Terry D. Johnston (born 1947), American politician and businesswoman
- Terry Karl (born 1947), American professor
- Terry Keith, American geologist
- Terry Moore (actress) (born 1929), American film actress
- Terry M. McGovern (born 1961), American activist
- Terry McMillan (born 1951), American novelist
- Terry Meza (born 1949), American politician
- Terry Neese (born 1947), American political figure
- Terry O'Flaherty, Irish mayor
- Terry a. O'Neal (born 1973), American writer
- Terry Oroszi (born 1966), American author
- Terry Orr-Weaver, American molecular biologist
- Terry Plank (born 1963), American volcanologist
- Terry Pheto (born 1981), South African actress
- Terry Reintke (born 1987), German politician
- Terry Spear, American author
- Terry Underwood (born 1944), Australian author
- Terry Wahls (born 1955), American physician
- Terry Tempest Williams (born 1955), American writer
Fictional characters
- Terry, a character from Aqua Teen Hunger Force
- Terry, a pterodactyl boss character from the video game Banjo Tooie
- Terry McGinnis, the main protagonist and second Batman of Batman Beyond
- Terry Benedict, casino owner, the main antagonist in the Ocean's trilogy
- Terry Bernadino, a character from Reno 911!
- Terry Bogard, from SNK's Fatal Fury and The King of Fighters video games
- Terry Boot, minor character from the Harry Potter series of novels, by J. K. Rowling
- Terry Carmichael, a character in the 1996 John Woo film Broken Arrow
- Terry Chaney, main female character in Final Destination
- Terry Collier, fictional character in The Likely Lads sitcoms and film
- Terry Cooper, a character in the Success Mode part of the baseball video game MLB Power Pros 2008.
- Terry "The Toad" Fields, a character in the 1973 film American Graffiti
- Terry Grandchester, a character in the 1975 manga Candy Candy and it's anime adaptation.
- Terry Granger, the main protagonist in the 2014 film No Good Deed
- Terrance "Terry" Hawthorne, a character in the 1985 film Pee-wee's Big Adventure
- Terry Ives, mother of Eleven in the television series Stranger Things
- Terry Kelly, a character in the 1980 American disaster movie The Night the Bridge Fell Down
- Terry Kimple, a character from The Cleveland Show
- Terry Lee, main character of the comic strip Terry and the Pirates
- Terry Lesler, a character from Scott the Woz
- Terry Malloy, main protagonist of the 1954 crime drama film On the Waterfront
- Terry McCann, from the TV series Minder
- Terry McScotty, one of the main characters in the anime series Battle B-Daman
- Terry McGinnis, DC Comics character
- Terry Milkovich, from Shameless
- Terry Silver, a character in The Karate Kid franchise
- Terry the Tomboy, from AwesomenessTV
- Terry Williams, a character in the British soap opera Hollyoaks
- Scary Terry, from Rick and Morty
- Terry, from the novel Hatchet
- Terry, from the 2013 animated film Monsters University
- Terry, from the 2020 animated film Soul
- Terry, one of the main protagonists of the adult animated series Solar Opposites
- Terry, an agent in the 2018 series The Adventures Of Rocky And Bullwinkle
Military
- "Terry Taliban", British Army slang for Taliban fighters during the Afghanistan War of 2001 to 2021
See also
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