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By Linda Rosenkrantz · Jul 2026

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Tertius

OriginLatin
Meaning"third"
GenderBoy
NB Rank#5413

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About Tertius

The name Tertius peaked for boys at #6866 in 1987.

Famous Tertiuss

  • Tertius of Iconium

    martyr and amanuensis for Paul the Apostle

  • Tertius Zongo

    former Prime Minister of Burkina Faso

  • Tertius Kruger

    South African rugby union player

  • Tertius Maarman

    south African rugby union player

  • Tertius Daniller

    South African rugby union player

  • (Albert) Tertius Myburgh

    South African journalist and editor

  • Tertius Bosch

    South African cricketer

  • Tertius Chandler

    American historian

Tertius in pop culture

  • Tertius Lydgate

    character in George Eliot's novel Middlemarch

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