Terah: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Terah – Origin: Hebrew – Gender: Boy – Pronunciation: TAIR-uh


Terah is a Hebrew boy's name. It appears in our list of 150+ Unique Biblical Boy Names with Meanings.

Meaning & Origin of Terah

Origin: Hebrew.

A common claim: Wild goat / station Actually: There's no reliable evidence that Terah means 'wild goat' or 'station' — the Hebrew spelling is recorded without a definition.

Source: Wiktionary.

How to Pronounce Terah

Phonetic: TAIR-uh   IPA: /ˈtɛərə/

Popularity of Terah

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration birth-name data, 1955–2018.

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