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Terence m

English and Irish: from the Latin name Terentius, which is of uncertain origin. It was borne by the Roman playwright Marcus Terentius Afer (who was a former slave, and took his name from his master, Publius Terentius Lucanus), and later by various minor early Christian saints. As a modern given name it is a ‘learned’ back-formation from the supposed pet form TERRY (SEE Terry). It has become common in Ireland through being used as an Anglicized form of the Gaelic name TOIRDHEALBHACH (SEE Toirdhealbhach) ‘instigator’.

Short form: Tel. See also TERRY (SEE Terry).