Terje

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Estonian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Proper noun[edit]

Terje

  1. a female given name

Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology[edit]

Variant of Torgeir (see that).

Proper noun[edit]

Terje m (definite Terjen)

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

Usage notes[edit]

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

Related terms[edit]

References[edit]

  • 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.