Definition of "Terry"

A surname originating as a patronymic from the medieval Norman given name Thierry, a cognate of the English Derek.  examples

A male given name from the Germanic languages transferred back from the surname, or a diminutive of Terence or of any of its alternative forms.  examples

A male given name from Latin derived from the Latin for the third ("tertius") given to a third child or a child whose name has the suffix III.  examples

A female given name, diminutive of Teresa or any of its alternative forms.  examples

A number of places in the United States:

1. An unincorporated community in Leopold Township, Perry County, Indiana.  examples

2. A township in Finney County, Kansas.  examples

3. An unincorporated community in West Carroll Parish, Louisiana.  examples

4. A town in Hinds County, Mississippi.  examples

5. An unincorporated community in St. Clair County, Missouri.  examples

6. A ghost town in Pemiscot County, Missouri.  examples

7. A small town, the county seat of Prairie County, Montana.  examples

8. An unincorporated community in Lawrence County, South Dakota.  examples

9. An unincorporated community in Raleigh County, West Virginia.  examples