NO it CAN'T be pronounced TERIN and I've never heared TARA being pronounced Tera either. You must be American! I like this name and if I have a daughter I might call her Taryn but my husband say it sounds too much like Darren.On Babynames.com it said it was an Irish name and ment Irish hill. This was last year when I was pregnant and now it says it's an American name what makes me not want to like it as much, but still can't help liking it.