First names in Hebrew

First name Terrence: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

טרנס

Gematria value: 319

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Terrence is written טרנס

Terrence is a spelling of Terence, from the Latin Terentius, often shortened to Terry.

Meaning and origin

What does Terrence 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

Terrence = 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 Terrence, 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

Terrence, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Terrence in three answers

How do you write Terrence in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Terrence is written טרנס. Terrence is a spelling of Terence, from the Latin Terentius, often shortened to Terry.

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

What does Terrence 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.