Male first name (English): Terry, Latin (Roman family name), originally a Roman family name 'Terence', whose origin and meaning are disputed Female first name (English): Terry, the Slayer first name) (?) Greek (Geographic name as there = the animal that hunted animal, origin not known, might be 'there' (huntable animal) and thus with meaning 'hunter', 'Therasia' is the name of a small island next to Thera or Santorini, the name is so often interpreted as 'Woman of the island Therasia'