First names in Hebrew

First name Terry: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

טרי

Gematria value: 219

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Terry is written טרי

Meaning and origin

What does Terry 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

Terry = 219

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. טרי has 3 letters:

• טthe letter Tet9
• רthe letter Resh200
• יthe letter Yod10
• Total219

The verse of the name

From the letter Tet to the letter Yod

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 Terry, from ט to י:

טוּב טַעַם וָדַעַת לַמְּדֵנִי כִּי בְמִצְוֺתֶיךָ הֶאֱמָנְתִּי׃

“Teach me good judgment and knowledge, for I have trusted in Your commandments.”

Psalms 119:66

The book of your first name

Terry, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Terry in three answers

How do you write Terry in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Terry is written טרי.

What is the gematria value of Terry?
Written טרי, Terry is worth 219: the letter Tet (9) + the letter Resh (200) + the letter Yod (10).

What does Terry 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.