Female first name (English, Italian, Portuguese): Terra, earth, country, Latin (Roman mythology); terra = earth, the land, in Roman mythology, Terra is the goddess of the earth, this is also a term for the earth, 3rd Planet of the sun, only since about 1970, 'Terra' as 'normal' first name used in the U.S., also in the U.S. is the Spanish form of 'Tierra' since about 1980 as a normal first name used Female first name (Latin): Terra, Earth , country;; terra = earth, the land, in Roman mythology, Terra is the goddess of earth, which is also a term for the Earth, 3rd Planet of the sun, only since about 1970, 'Terra' as 'normal' first name used in the U.S., also in the U.S. is the Spanish form of 'Tierra' since about 1980, used as a normal first name