Alternative Spellings: Terrance and Terrence
Non-English Forms: Terenzio
Popularity:
The name Terence ranked 949th in popularity for males of all ages in a sample of 2000-2003 Social Security Administration statistics and 449th in popularity for males of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census.
Though this name has fluctuated in use, it has been quietly present throughout the last century.
Narrative:
This was the name of one of the two great comic poets of ancient Rome. (The other was Plautus.) Terence was known for the wit and sophistication of his plays.