The earth goddess Terra was the Roman's closest equivalent to the Greek goddess Gaia. Terra was a primordial goddess and the first deity to emerge out of the primordial god Chaos and was the mother of the Titans and grandmother of the Roman gods like Jupiter. Terra was associated with the earth, nature, and fertility.
Behold! A subtle gust of the wind which unnoticeably pierces the soul. Every gorgeous soul named Terra is a seed planted in the soil of a world whose old-fashioned beauty has been largely ignored in favor of the contemporary. An earthly hymn, Terra rejoices in the raw beauty of nature and dances, free to live just like the birds and the beasts. What a lovely way to cradle your child in the warm, fertile arms of Mother Earth! May your little one, bearing this name, grow as sturdy as the mighty trees and as gentle as the morning dewdrops, forever grounded in the rhythm of the earth's heartbeat.
I do love this name. Terra. It just takes me to my garden on a spring day running my hands through warm dirt, and squishing my toes into the soft soil. I see earth in the name. And I love the way it's pronounced. It's balanced out perfectly to me. I'm not really a fan of the completely different name Tara. It's pronounced differently, and the way it looks written/ printed out is odd to me.
I've known one person though she spells it with one R. I prefer this spelling because it has mythological and fantasy ties. She has been called Terror a bit in good fun because she's so boisterous and she actually likes the nickname. If you like Tara pronounced teh-ra then definitely go for this spelling because no one will pronounce it correctly otherwise. I have known many many Tara's and not one has pronounced it the same as Tera/Terra most are Tar-uhs. I always figured the names were like Anna and Anya obviously connected but pronounced differently.
This is my name. I have always loved it and the spelling. I like that I have not had to correct people on the pronunciation nearly as often as friends with the spelling Tara.
Sounds too much like the word for 'earth' in that dead language that provides a source of vocabulary for pretentious people and that was created for the educated male elite, that is, Latin. Plus, it sounds like 'terror' in many people's pronunciation.
Hang the relationship to "terror" - I love this name when used on a fictional, earthy / earth-based institution, but maybe not so much (though I'll still accept it) when used on a person.Nonetheless, Latin was *not*, I repeat, NOT created for any educated elite, male or not. If you check up its history, you'll find that it was descended from this ancient language called Proto-Indo-European. Let's not forget that Latin is the ancestor of many of our beautiful Romance languages of today, not to mention the source of many an English word we speak today.
*rolls eyes* Just because you don't know Latin doesn't mean you have to ATTEMPT to be witty about the supposed uselessness of the language. I much prefer this spelling. I like the earthy connection, and since I actually know some Latin, this has a stronger meaning for me than Tara.
Terra Branford was the main character of the SNES game released in the US as Final Fantasy III and later for GBA as Final Fantasy VI. She was one of few people who could naturally use magic due to a very unusual lineage.