Terra

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 prefer Tara, but I also like this!

Simple, strong, beautiful name, stable and mature. I like Terra a lot!

Very earthy. :)

This is a "Terra-ble" name. I prefer Tara :D.

I first heard this name in a book I was reading. I think it's a pretty name.

I hate this name, don't get me started on Tara that's even worse.

Marvelous and down-to-earth, just like the meaning of this name.

Such a pretty name as long as it isn’t shortened to “Terry, ” a nickname which I’ve never liked...

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.

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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.

I very much like this name, though I'm not quite sure why. Perhaps it's because of the additional Latin meaning, or because it's not very popular.

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.

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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.

This name always makes me think of a turtle.

I think the name 'Terra' was a mispelling of 'Tara'.

I love this name, it's a very pretty name.

I like this name. I think it's a better spelling of Tara. Tara looks like it's spelled funny to me.

To me, the name looks too similar to "terror".