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Teri¹

Where it comes from

A spelling variant of Terry, from Teresa.

proper noun

  1. A diminutive of the female given name Teresa. 'What's your name, by the way?' 'Teri.' 'Terry?' She spelt it for him. 'But you can call me Miss Teri.' Rebus smiled. 'I'll assume that's an assumed name. Maybe I'll see you around, Miss Teri.'

Teri²

Where it comes from

From Teribus ye teri odin, of unknown origin (though possibly Old Welsh).

proper noun

  1. Someone from Hawick.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: terri, headman, terry, kent, terje, teriann, terrie, teressa, tess, terriann, terianne, teresa, theresa, tessy, terrence, tessa

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MLA

"Teri." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/teri. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

Teri. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/teri

Chicago

"Teri." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/teri.

BibTeX
@misc{teri_2026,
  title = {Teri},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/teri},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}