Name
Terra
Meaning
Terra is a feminine name of Latin origin meaning “earth, land”.
Terra is the Latin word for earth and the Roman counterpart of the Greek Gaia, honored as Terra Mater, Mother Earth. American parents of the 1970s embraced it partly as a respelling of Tara, giving the name a brief run of genuine popularity.
In the US top 1000 from the 1960s through the 1990s.
Popularity in the United States
Girls
Ranked #943 in 1996 · peak #379 in 1980
Data: US Social Security Administration, top-1000 ranks.
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Terra is a feminine name of Latin origin meaning “earth, land”. Terra is the Latin word for earth and the Roman counterpart of the Greek Gaia, honored as Terra Mater, Mother Earth.
Terra is traditionally a feminine (girl) name. In the US top 1000 from the 1960s through the 1990s.
The name Terra comes from Latin. Terra is the Latin word for earth and the Roman counterpart of the Greek Gaia, honored as Terra Mater, Mother Earth. American parents of the 1970s embraced it partly as a respelling of Tara, giving the name a brief run of genuine popularity.
Terra is pronounced TEHR-ah.
More names that mean earth
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