Terah
TEER-uh
Letters
5
Syllables
2
Origin
Hebrew
Total Births
1,416
Peak Year
#65 in 1985
First Recorded
1955
Style
Spiritual & Biblical, Strong & Bold
Spelling
Easy to spell
What It Means
Terah is a Hebrew name meaning 'to delay' or 'to wander'. In the Bible, Terah was the father of Abraham.
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Terah
Biblical figure, father of Abraham
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