First names in Hebrew

First name Terence: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

טרנס

Gematria value: 319

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Terence is written טרנס

Terence comes from the Latin Terentius, and is often shortened to Terry.

Meaning and origin

What does Terence mean?

Meaning: disputed (from Terence, a Roman family name, or from Theodoric)
Origin: disputed

Terry has two possible sources: Terence, from the Latin Terentius, a Roman family name of unknown meaning, and the Norman name Thierry, from the Germanic Theodoric, "ruler of the people". It was very popular in America and Britain in the 1950s and 1960s. Terrence and Terence are the longer forms.

Gematria

Terence = 319

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. טרנס has 4 letters:

• טthe letter Tet9
• רthe letter Resh200
• נthe letter Nun50
• סthe letter Samekh60
• Total319

The verse of the name

From the letter Tet to the letter Samekh

An ancient custom gives each person a verse: the one that begins with the first letter of their name and ends with the last. For Terence, from ט to ס:

טוֹב שֶׁבֶת בְּאֶרֶץ־מִדְבָּר מֵאֵשֶׁת מִדְיָנִים וָכָעַס׃

“It is better to dwell in a desert land than with a quarrelsome woman and anger.”

Proverbs 21:19

The book of your first name

Terence, in nine pages

• Terence, in Hebrew
• Letter by letter
• The number of your name
• The verse of your name
• The portrait of Terence
• Terence, day to day
• What tradition says about names
• The sources

Frequently asked

Terence in three answers

How do you write Terence in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Terence is written טרנס. Terence comes from the Latin Terentius, and is often shortened to Terry.

What is the gematria value of Terence?
Written טרנס, Terence is worth 319: the letter Tet (9) + the letter Resh (200) + the letter Nun (50) + the letter Samekh (60).

What does Terence mean?
Disputed (from Terence, a Roman family name, or from Theodoric) (origin: disputed). Terry has two possible sources: Terence, from the Latin Terentius, a Roman family name of unknown meaning, and the Norman name Thierry, from the Germanic Theodoric, "ruler of the people". It was very popular in America and Britain in the 1950s and 1960s. Terrence and Terence are the longer forms.