Terence is a masculine

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, derived from the

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name Terentius. The

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form is Terry. Spelling variants include Terrence, Terrance, Terance and (in Scotland) Torrance.

Notable people with this name

Terence Publius Terentius Afer (; – ), better known in English as Terence (), was a playwright during the Roman Republic. He was the author of six Roman comedy, comedies based on Greek comedy, Greek originals by Menander or Apollodorus of Carystus. A ...

(c. 195/185 – c. 159 BC), Latin playwright * Saint Terence, several people * Geezer Butler (born Terence Butler in 1949), British musician of

Black Sabbath Black Sabbath are an English rock band formed in Birmingham in 1968 by guitarist Tony Iommi, drummer Bill Ward (musician), Bill Ward, bassist Geezer Butler, and vocalist Ozzy Osbourne. After adopting the Black Sabbath name in 1969 (the band ...

fame * Terry Callier (1945–2012), American jazz and folk singer and guitarist * Terence Chang, Hong Kong and American film producer * Terence Crawford (born 1987), American boxer *

Terence Trent D'Arby Sananda Francesco Maitreya (born Terence Trent Howard; March 15, 1962), who started his career with the stage name Terence Trent D'Arby, is an American singer and songwriter who came to fame with his debut studio album, '' Introducing the Hard ...

(born 1962), American singer and songwriter * Terry A. Davis (1969–2018), American programmer, developer of TempleOS * Terence Davies (1945–2023), English film director and screenwriter * Terrence Deyalsingh, Trinidad and Tobago politician * Terence Dials (b. 1983), American basketball player * Terry Fox (1958–1981), Canadian athlete, humanitarian, and cancer research activist * Terence Garvin (b. 1991), American football player * Terrence Giddy, known as Terry Giddy (1950–2023), Australian Paralympic athlete * Torry Gillick (1915–1971), Scottish footballer * Terence Hill, Italian actor * Terrence Hodson (died 2004), Australian murder victim *

Terrence Howard Terrence Dashon Howard (born March 11, 1969) is an American actor performing on film and television. He has received a Screen Actors Guild Awards, Screen Actors Guild Award as well as nominations for an Academy Awards, Academy Award, a Golden ...

, American actor and singer * Terrence Hughes, American professional wrestler * Terrence Jenkins, American actor, TV personality, and model * Terence Kelly, many people * Terry Labonte (born 1956), American race car driver * Terence Lam (born 1991), Hong Kong composer, singer-songwriter, and record producer * 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 * Terry McAuliffe, American politician and businessman * Terence McKenna, American writer and philosopher * Terence McKenna (film producer), Canadian film producer * Terence Millin (1903–1980), Irish surgeon * Terence Morris (born 1979), NBA and Israel Basketball Premier League basketball player * Terence Newman, American football player * Terence O'Loghlin (1764–1843), Irish soldier of the British Army * Terence O'Neill, Ulster Unionist politician, Prime Minister of Northern Ireland * Terence Parkin, deaf South African swimmer and the most decorated Deaflympic athlete in history *

Terry Pratchett Sir Terence David John Pratchett (28 April 1948 – 12 March 2015) was an English author, humorist, and Satire, satirist, best known for the ''Discworld'' series of 41 comic fantasy novels published between 1983 and 2015, and for the Apocalyp ...

(1948–2015), English author * Terence Ranger, (1929–2015) British historian of Africa * Terence Rattigan (1911–1977), British dramatist * Terrence Romeo (born 1992), Filipino basketball player * Terence Sanders (1901–1985), British rower * Terrence Shannon Jr. (born 2000), American basketball player * Terence Siufay (born 1976), Macanese singer and actor * Terence Smith (disambiguation), several people * Terence Stamp (born 1938), British actor * Terence Steele (born 1997), American football player * Terence Tao (born 1975), Australian mathematician, winner of a Fields Medal * Terrence Trammell (born 1978), American track and field athlete * Terence Tse, educator, speaker, advisor and commentator * Terrence Watson (born 1987), American-Israeli basketball player * Terrence Wilcutt, American astronaut * Terence Winter, American television and film writer * Terence Wilson, also known as Astro, former British singer and member of British band UB40 * Terence Yin (born 1975), Hong Kong film actor, singer, producer, and media relations specialist * Terence Young (director), British film director * Terence Young (politician) (born 1952), Canadian politician * Terence Yung, American classical pianist

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 ''The Railway Series'' is a series of British books about a railway known as the North Western Railway, located on the fictional Sodor (fictional island), Island of Sodor. There are 42 books in the series, the first published in May 1945 by Wi ...

'' and '' Thomas and Friends'' * 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" * Terence Fletcher, the main antagonist of the 2014 film '' Whiplash'' * Sir Terrance Henry Stoot, one half of Terrance and Phillip, a duo of characters in the animated TV series, ''

South Park ''South Park'' is an American animated sitcom created by Trey Parker and Matt Stone, and developed by Brian Graden for Comedy Central. The series revolves around four boysStan Marsh, Kyle Broflovski, Eric Cartman, and Kenny McCormickand the ...

'' * Terrence (Terry) McGinnis, the main character of '' Batman Beyond'' * Terrence, Mac's older brother, in '' Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends''

Notable people with this name

Fictional characters

See also