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Terrina
How to Pronounce Terrina
Pronounced tuh-REE-nuh /təˈriːnə/Medium
Meaning: Terrina extends Terri, a pet form of Teresa, with the flowing Latinate ending -ina, echoing Katrina and Sabrina. Through Teresa it touches the sense of 'harvest' or 'to reap'. It reads as a soft, coined elaboration.Low
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Terrina is an elaborated form of Terri, short for Teresa, closed with the Latinate -ina that also ends Katrina and Sabrina. The result is a soft, romantic-sounding coinage in the mid-century taste for -ina names.
It stayed uncommon, only a few dozen girls a year at its high around 1968, with a thin tail into the 2000s. It travels beside Terri, Katrina and Sabrina.
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What does the name Terrina mean?
It's an elaboration of Terri (short for Teresa) with the -ina ending, echoing Katrina and Sabrina.
How do you pronounce Terrina?
It's said tuh-REE-nuh /təˈriːnə/ — three syllables, stress on the second.
Is Terrina a boy or girl name?
Terrina is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Terrina?
Terrina has always been an uncommon name in the U.S.