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.

Teri Rank in US Top 1000

# 838 in the US

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

The name 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"