Terri is an alternative spelling of

Terry Terry is a unisex given name, derived from French Thierry and Theodoric. It can also be used as a diminutive nickname for the names Teresa or Theresa (feminine) or Terence or Terrier (masculine). People Male * Terry Albritton (1955–2005), Ame ...

. It is a common feminine given name and is also a diminutive for

Teresa Teresa (also Theresa, Therese; french: Thérèse) is a feminine given name. It originates in the Iberian Peninsula in late antiquity. Its derivation is uncertain, it may be derived from Classical Greek, Greek θερίζω (''therízō'') " ...

. Notable people with the name include: * Terri Allard (born 1962), American country/folk singer/songwriter * Terri S. Armstrong, American scientist * Terri Attwood (born 1959), English professor *

Terri Austin Terri Jo Austin is an American educator and politician from Indiana. Austin is a Democratic member of the Indiana House of Representatives, representing the 36th District since January 2003. Early life On May 17, 1955, Austin was born in Elwoo ...

(born 1955), American educator and politician *

Terri Bennett Terri Bennett is an Irish former cricketer who played as an all-rounder. She appeared in three One Day Internationals for Ireland in 1990. She played domestic cricket for East Midlands The East Midlands is one of nine official regions of ...

, Irish cricketer * Terri Bjerre (born 1966), American musician * Terri Blackstock (born 1957), American Christian fiction writer * Terri Bonoff, American politician * Terri Brisbin, American historical romance author * Terri Brosius, American musician and voice actor * Terri Brown, American athlete * Terri Bryant, American politician *

Terri Butler Terri Megan Butler (born 28 November 1977) is a former Australian politician and a member of the Australian Labor Party (ALP). Butler formerly represented the Division of Griffith in the House of Representatives from the 2014 by-election to the ...

, former Australian politician * Terri Lyne Carrington, jazz drummer, composer, and record producer * Terri Carver, American politician * Terri Cater, Australian former sprinter and middle-distance runner *

Terri Clark Terri Lynn Sauson, known professionally as Terri Clark, born August 5, 1968, is a Canadian country music singer who has had success in both Canada and the United States. Signed to Mercury Records in 1995, she released her self-titled debut that ...

, Canadian country music artist * Terri Collins, American politician * Terri Conley, American social psychologist *

Terri Conn Theresa Celeste Conn is an American actress. She is known for her roles as Katie Peretti on ''As the World Turns'', Christine “Aubrey Wentworth" Karr on '' One Life to Live'', and Ashley Dupree on Breaker High. On July 1, 2011, she married ...

, American actress *

Terri Crawford Terri Crawford, formerly billed as Terry Crawford, is a Canadian musician, most noted as a two-time Juno Award nominee for Most Promising Female Vocalist at the Juno Awards of 1982 and the Juno Awards of 1983. Background Originally from Montreal, ...

, Canadian musician *

Terri Dendy Terri Dendy (born May 8, 1965) is a former American track and field athlete from Wilmington, Delaware. Dendy was ranked among the top ten women in the U.S. for the 400 meters event from 1986 through 1989 and again in 1993. She was an alternate o ...

, former American track and field athlete *

Terri Dial Terri Arlene Dial (October 30, 1949 – February 28, 2012) was an American banker. She was the Vice Chairman of Wells Fargo from 1996 to 1998, the head of Lloyds' United Kingdom retail division from 2005 to 2008, and the leader of Citigroup's No ...

(1949-2012), American banker * Terri Lynn Doss, American model and actress *

Terri Doty Terri Doty is an American voice actress, voice director, and ADR writer known for her voice work in English dubs of Japanese anime shows produced by Funimation and Sentai Filmworks. Career In anime, Doty is known for her work as Moriko Morioka ...

, American voice actress, voice director, and ADR writer * Terri Dunning, former British swimmer * Terri Dwyer, English actress * Terri-Rae Elmer, radio news announcer *

Terri Farley American Terri Farley is an American writer. She is the best-selling author of ''Seven Tears into the Sea'', '' The Phantom Stallion'' series for young readers about the contemporary and historic West and many nonfiction magazine articles. Biogr ...

, American writer *

Terri Fields Terri Fields is a book writer and teacher from Phoenix, Arizona. Fields teaches at Sunnyslope High School, where she developed her reading program, Reading Is Sweet. Fields encourages students to read by walking from classroom to classroom and ha ...

, American book writer and teacher * Terri H. Finkel, American pediatric rheumatologist and immunologist *

Terri Garber Terri is an alternative spelling of Terry. It is a common feminine given name and is also a diminutive for Teresa. Notable people with the name include: * Terri Allard (born 1962), American country/folk singer/songwriter *Terri S. Armstrong, A ...

, American actress *

Terri Gibbs Teresa Fay Gibbs (born June 15, 1954) is an American country music artist who is blind. Between 1980 and 2017, she has recorded eleven studio albums, including four for MCA Records and one for Warner Bros. Records. She also charted 13 singles ...

, American country music artist *

Terri Grodzicker Terri Grodzicker is an American molecular geneticist and virologist who is currently the Dean of Academic Affairs at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. She also serves as the editor-in-chief of ''Genes & Development''. Her research is in the field o ...

, American molecular geneticist and virologist *

Terri Hall Terri Hall (January 25, 1953 – June 5, 2007) was an American erotic actress in adult films from 1974 to 1984, during the Golden Age of Porn (1969–1984). Notable films include: ''Alice In Wonderland'' (1976), ''The Opening of Misty Beethove ...

(1953-2007), American erotic actress * Terri Hardin, Muppet puppeteer, actress and stand-up comedian * Terri Hanauer, Canadian-American actress *

Terri Crawford Hansen Terri Crawford Hansen (born 1953) is a journalist who focuses primarily on environmental and scientific issues affecting North American tribal and worldwide indigenous communities. Hansen, an enrolled Native American citizen of the Winnebago Tribe ...

, American journalist * Terri Harper, British professional boxer * Terri Hawkes, Canadian actress * Terri Hemmert, American radio personality and musicologist *

Terri Hendrix Terri Ann Hendrix is a Texas-based singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and independent artist who has been writing and performing an eclectic mix of Americana genre, encompassing folk, pop, country, blues, and jazz, since 1990. Since ...

, contemporary folk singer-songwriter from Texas *

Terri L. Hill Terri Lynn Hill (born May 3, 1959) is an American politician who serves as a Delegate to the Maryland General Assembly representing Maryland's 12th Legislative District, which encompasses portions of Baltimore and Howard Counties. Personal lif ...

, American politician * Terri Hoffman (1938-2015), American writer *

Terri Hogue Terri S. Hogue is a hydrologist. She is currently a professor and department head of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Colorado School of Mines. Her research focuses on different hydrologic and land surface processes in semi-arid regions and ...

, American hydrologist *

Terri Hollowell Terri Hollowell (born July 2, 1956 in Jeffersonville, Indiana), is an American singer. She had five nationally charted singles between 1978 and 1980, has toured internationally, and has appeared on numerous nationally televised programs. Car ...

, American singer * Terri Hoyos, American actress * Terri Irwin, Australian, American-born naturalist, author, and owner of Australia Zoo at Beerwah, Queensland, Australia * Terri Ivens, American actress * Terri Janke, Wuthathi/Meriam Indigenous lawyer * Terri Jentz, American writer *

Terri Kimball Terri is an alternative spelling of Terry. It is a common feminine given name and is also a diminutive for Teresa. Notable people with the name include: *Terri Allard (born 1962), American country/folk singer/songwriter *Terri S. Armstrong, Amer ...

, American model and Playmate of the Month * Terri Kwan, Taiwanese actress, model, singer and author * Texas Terri (formerly Terri Laird), punk rock singer and songwriter from Texas *

Terri Lynn Land Terri Lynn Land (born June 30, 1958) is an American politician who served as the 41st Michigan Secretary of State from 2003 to 2011. A member of the Republican Party, Land was elected to the Republican National Committee in 2012. She was the Rep ...

, Michigan Secretary of State * Terri Leigh, Canadian television anchor * Terri McCormick, Wisconsin State Representative *

Terri Meyette Terri Meyette is a Yaqui poet known for her anti-colonialist Decolonization or decolonisation is the undoing of colonialism, the latter being the process whereby imperial nations establish and dominate foreign territories, often overseas. ...

, Yaqui poet * Terri Edda Miller, American screenwriter, producer, and director * Terri Minsky, American television writer and producer *

Terri Mitchell Terri Mitchell (born June 13, 1967) is an associate head women's basketball coach at the University of Pittsburgh. Previously she was the head women's basketball coach at Marquette University. During her tenure, she guided the Golden Eagles to a 3 ...

, American women's basketball coach *

Terri Moss Terri Moss (born January 25, 1966) is a retired female boxer, and a 2015 inductee into the International Women's Boxing Hall of Fame. Background Her family moved to Athens, Georgia in 1975 where she grew up and resided until 2003 when she mov ...

, retired female boxer *

Terri Nunn Terri is an alternative spelling of Terry. It is a common feminine given name and is also a diminutive for Teresa. Notable people with the name include: * Terri Allard (born 1962), American country/folk singer/songwriter * Terri S. Armstrong, A ...

, American singer and actress *

Terri O'Connell Terri Leigh O'Connell (born July 7, 1964) is a former motorsports racing champion, artist, author, and fashion model. Life Terri O'Connell was born on July 7, 1964, in Corinth, Mississippi. She is an only child. O’Connell was named JT Hayes ...

, former motorsports racing champion * Terri Paddock, American writer and arts journalist * Terri Poch, American bodybuilder and former professional wrestler * Terri Priest (1928-2014), American artist *

Terri Proud Terri Proud was a member of the Arizona House of Representatives The Arizona State House of Representatives is the lower house of the Arizona Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Arizona. The upper house is the Senate. T ...

, American politician * Terri Psiakis, Australian comedian and a presenter on radio and television *

Terri Quaye Terri Quaye, also Theresa (born 8 November 1940, Bodmin, England), Val Wilmer"Quaye, Terri (born 1940), singer, pianist, percussionist" Grove Music Online - ''The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz'', 2nd edition. Published in print January 2002. Publ ...

, English musician *

Terri Rachals Terri Eden Maples Rachals is a former nurse from Georgia who was accused of killing people at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital in Albany, Georgia with potassium chloride, a heart-stopping drug. While suspected of killing at least nine of her patient ...

, American nurse accused of murder *

Terri Rogers Terri Rogers (4 May 1937 – 30 May 1999) was a transgender English ventriloquist and magician. Rogers was born in Ipswich and was a somewhat isolated youth but determined to build a career in variety. Rogers developed a technically highly pr ...

(1937-1999), English ventriloquist and magician * Terri Roth, vice president of conservation and science at the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden * Terri Runnels, American former professional wrestling manager, television host and occasional wrestler *

Terri Russell Terri Russell (born 3 June 1954 in Kalgoorlie, Western Australia) is a former Australian cricket player. Russell played thirteen one day internationals for the Australia national women's cricket team. Her final WODI appearance was in the final o ...

, former Australian cricket player * Terri Schiavo (1963-2005), diagnosed as being in a persistent vegetative state (PVS) for several years * Terri Schneider, American endurance athlete, motivational speaker, author, coach, and consultant *

Terri Scott Terri Scott is the former Principal of Northern Regional College, Northern Ireland, a position she held from 2014 to 2021. Prior to this post, she was the first female President of Institute of Technology, Sligo (ITS), from 2008 to 2014. She wa ...

, education executive *

Terri Sewell Terri is an alternative spelling of Terry. It is a common feminine given name and is also a diminutive for Teresa. Notable people with the name include: *Terri Allard (born 1962), American country/folk singer/songwriter *Terri S. Armstrong, Amer ...

, American politician * Terri Seymour, British television presenter * Terri Sharp (1948-2015), American songwriter * Terri Stoneburner, American lawyer and judge * Terri Swearingen, American nurse * Terri Funk Sypolt, American politician * Terri Tatchell, Canadian screenwriter *

Terri Te Tau Terri Te Tau is a New Zealand contemporary artist and writer. She is a member of the Mata Aho Collective. In 2017, the collective represented New Zealand at documenta, a quinquennial contemporary-art exhibition held in Kassel, Germany. This w ...

, New Zealand contemporary artist and writer *

Terri Willingham Thomas Terri Willingham Thomas (born October 13, 1964) was a Judge of the Alabama Court of Civil Appeals from 2007–2019. Early life and education Thomas was born October 13, 1964. She earned undergraduate degrees from Athens State University and ...

, American judge * Terri Thompson, American business journalist * Terri Treas, American actress, writer and director * Terri Utley, beauty queen and motivational speaker *

Terri Vaughan Therese Michele "Terri" Vaughan (born June 12, 1956) is an American insurance academic, regulator, and advisor. She was insurance commissioner of the state of Iowa for 10 years from 1994 to 2005, and was the CEO of the National Association of Insura ...

, American insurance academic, regulator, and advisor * Terri J. Vaughn, American film and television actress *

Terri Walker Terri Walker (born Chanelle Gstettenbauer, 14 April 1979) is an English R&B and soul singer-songwriter. Walker has released four albums in the United Kingdom, '' Untitled'', '' L.O.V.E'', ''I Am'' and ''Entitled''. She also provided the majorit ...

, English R&B and soul singer-songwriter * Terri Lynn Weaver, American politician * Terri Welles, American actress and adult model *

Terri White Terri White is an American actress and singer. Career The daughter of traveling musicians Bill White and Gertrude Hughes, White has appeared in '' Nunsense 2: The Sequel'' (1994), '' Ain't Misbehavin (1978), '' Barnum'' (1980), '' Welcome to ...

, American actress and singer * Terri White (journalist), British journalist, editor and author * Terri L. White, mental health executive * Terri Williams-Flournoy, American women's basketball coach *

Terri Windling Terri Windling (born December 3, 1958 in Fort Dix, New Jersey) is an American editor, artist, essayist, and the author of books for both children and adults. She has won nine World Fantasy Awards, the Mythopoeic Fantasy Award, and the Bram Stok ...

, American editor, artist, essayist, and the author of books for both children and adults * Terri Witek, American poet * Terri Young, American pediatric ophthalmologist * Terri Zemaitis, retired American female

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player

Fictional characters

Terri Alden ''Three's Company'' is an American sitcom television series that aired for eight seasons on ABC from March 15, 1977, to September 18, 1984. It is based on the British sitcom ''Man About the House''. The story revolves around three single roomma ...

, ''Three's Company'' * Terri Johnstone, ''River City'' *

Terri McGreggor '' Degrassi: The Next Generation'' is a Canadian teen drama television series created by Linda Schuyler and Yan Moore. The series is now considered the first incarnation and premiered on CTV on October 14, 2001, and then ended on MTV Canada and ...

, ''Degrassi: The Next Generation'' * Terri Schuester, ''Glee'' *

Terri Stivers Terri Stivers is a fictional character in '' Homicide: Life on the Street''. She was played by actress Toni Lewis. Stivers first appears in Season 5 as a detective in the Baltimore Police Department's narcotics unit, frequently collaborating wit ...

, ''Homicide: Life on the Street'' * Terri Webber, ''General Hospital'' * Sherri and Terri, ''The Simpsons''

People with the last name Terri

* Salli Terri, a singer, arranger, recording artist, and songwriter

Tropical cyclones

* Cyclone Terri (2001)

Fictional characters

People with the last name Terri

Tropical cyclones

See also