Terje

Estonian

Etymology

From Estonian tera "grain", or from Terhenetär in the Kalevala, Finnish terhen "mist".

Proper noun

Terje

  1. a female given name

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Variant of Torgeir (see that).

Proper noun

Terje m (definite Terjen)

  1. a male given name from Old Norse, variant of Torgeir

Usage notes

The name was popularised by the poem Terje Vigen (1862) by Henrik Ibsen.

  • (surnames) Terjesen

References

  • Kristoffer Kruken, Ola Stemshaug (1995) Norsk personnamnleksikon, Oslo: Det Norske Samlaget, →ISBN
  • Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 19 829 males with the given name Terje living in Norway on January 1st 2023, with the frequency peak in the 1950s. Accessed on 31st March, 2023.
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