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Terah name meaning

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<100
in the U.S.
in 2010
Girls
Boys

Meaning and Origin

What does the name Terah mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.

Origin and Meaning of Terah

User Submitted Origins

Hebrew
90%
Greek
10%

User Submitted Meanings

  1. A user from the United States says the name Terah is of Hebrew origin and means "Also spelled Thara, the name means station".
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Notable Persons Named Terah

Notable Persons Named Terah

Terah

Terah was born as the child of Nahor in Ur, Mesopotamia now Iraq. He breathed his last breath in 205.

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Notable Persons With the Last Name Terah

Notable Persons With the Last Name Terah

Terah

Terah was born as the child of Nahor in Ur, Mesopotamia now Iraq. He breathed his last breath in 205.

Popularity:

Fun Facts about the name Terah

  • How Popular is the name Terah? Terah is the 8,737th most popular name of all time.
  • How many people with the first name Terah have been born in the United States? From 1880 to 2019, the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,416 babies born with the first name Terah in the United States. That's more than enough people named Terah to occupy the territory of Tokelau (New Zealand) with an estimated population of 1,411 (as of October 18, 2011).
  • What year were 5 or more babies first named Terah? The name was first given to 5 or more babies in the year 1955 when it was given as a first name to 7 new born babies.
  • When was Terah first recorded in the United States? The oldest recorded birth by the Social Security Administration for the first name Terah is Sunday, June 3rd, 1877.
  • What year had the most people named Terah born? The highest recorded use of the first name Terah was in 1985 with a total of 65 babies.
  • Random Terah Factoid: According to the 1978 U.S. Social Security Administration data, the first name Terah is not a popular baby girl's name in Illinois. Imagine that, only 5 babies in Illinois have the same name in 1978.
  • Weird things about the name Terah: The name spelled backwards is Haret. A random rearrangement of the letters in the name (anagram) will give Arhte. How do you pronounce that?
  • Terah name meaning

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