Teri

English, diminutive of Theresa
"to harvest"

Teri Origin and Meaning

The name Teri is a girl's name meaning "to harvest".

One of the original cool, sleek gender neutral names, but it's since lost that edge to hits like Leni and Teddy. Today's Teri would probably be Tess or Tessa.

Teri peaked in 1960 and was last on the US charts in 1990.

# 838 in the US

Teri Rank in US Top 1000

Famous People Named Teri

  • Terry Ann "Teri" Garr
    American actress
  • Teri Lynn Hatcher
    American actress
  • Theresa Elizabeth "Teri" Polo
    American actress
  • Teri Shields (born Theresia Anna Lilian Maria Schmon)
    American actress; mother of actress Brooke Shields
  • Teri Ann Linn
    American actress
  • Teresa "Teri" Austin
    Canadian actress
  • Teri Copley
    American actress
  • Teri Lynn DeSario
    American singer,songwriter
  • Teri Marie Harrison
    American model
  • Teri Hope (born Natalie Hope Heisburg)
    American model
  • Teri McMinn
    American actress
  • Teri Moïse
    Haitian,American singer
  • Teri Peterson
    American model
  • Teresa Susan "Teri" Weigel
    American model and adult film actress
  • Teri Thornton (born Shirley Enid Avery)
    American jazz singer
  • Teri Tordai
    Hungarian actress

Teri in Pop Culture

  • Teri Bauer
    character on TV's "24"
  • Teri Joseph
    character on TV's "Soul Food"
  • Teri Miller
    character on TV's "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation"
  • Teri aka Alina
    character in movie "The Equalizer"