Terence in Irish: Turlough
The Irish form of Terence is Turlough, a boy's name meaning “one who aids.” Here’s how to say it, where it comes from, and names that go well with it.
Updated September 2026
- Irish form
- Turlough
- Meaning
- One who aids
- Gender
- Boy
- Also spelled
- Turlach
- Popularity in Ireland
- No. 577 for boys (2025)
How do you say Terence in Irish?
Terence in Irish is Turlough, pronounced TUR-la. It has two syllables, with the stress on the first. Other spellings: Turlach.
What does Turlough mean?
Turlough means “one who aids.” Terence is one of the English forms of the name.
Read more about Turlough: its meaning, origin and stories
How popular is Terence in Ireland?
In 2025, 5 baby boys in Ireland were named Terence, which made it No. 577 that year. That's down from No. 459 ten years earlier. It was most popular in 1967, when 112 baby boys were named Terence, No. 54 that year. The records go back to 1964, when 102 baby boys were given the name.
See the numbers by year
| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | No. 577 |
| 2024 | 3 | No. 785 |
| 2023 | 4 | No. 660 |
| 2022 | 5 | No. 572 |
| 2020 | 3 | No. 741 |
| 2019 | 7 | No. 466 |
| 2018 | 3 | No. 749 |
| 2017 | 5 | No. 547 |
| 2016 | 3 | No. 713 |
| 2015 | 7 | No. 459 |
| 2014 | 7 | No. 468 |
| 2013 | 7 | No. 448 |
| 2012 | 3 | No. 718 |
| 2011 | 5 | No. 540 |
| 2010 | 9 | No. 400 |
| 2009 | 7 | No. 429 |
| 2008 | 8 | No. 412 |
| 2007 | 5 | No. 473 |
| 2006 | 8 | No. 334 |
| 2005 | 5 | No. 403 |
| 2004 | 10 | No. 263 |
| 2003 | 5 | No. 375 |
| 2002 | 6 | No. 313 |
| 2001 | 6 | No. 297 |
| 2000 | 6 | No. 274 |
| 1999 | 7 | No. 241 |
| 1998 | 5 | No. 280 |
| 1997 | 18 | No. 168 |
| 1996 | 31 | No. 135 |
| 1995 | 14 | No. 184 |
| 1994 | 14 | No. 174 |
| 1993 | 25 | No. 144 |
| 1992 | 18 | No. 167 |
| 1991 | 18 | No. 162 |
| 1990 | 30 | No. 138 |
| 1989 | 42 | No. 112 |
| 1988 | 47 | No. 103 |
| 1987 | 49 | No. 100 |
| 1986 | 51 | No. 104 |
| 1985 | 50 | No. 104 |
| 1984 | 54 | No. 99 |
| 1983 | 60 | No. 95 |
| 1982 | 69 | No. 91 |
| 1981 | 55 | No. 105 |
| 1980 | 63 | No. 99 |
| 1979 | 71 | No. 94 |
| 1978 | 75 | No. 87 |
| 1977 | 68 | No. 98 |
| 1976 | 96 | No. 79 |
| 1975 | 79 | No. 88 |
| 1974 | 90 | No. 79 |
| 1973 | 103 | No. 76 |
| 1972 | 109 | No. 73 |
| 1971 | 100 | No. 72 |
| 1970 | 96 | No. 71 |
| 1969 | 108 | No. 62 |
| 1968 | 95 | No. 64 |
| 1967 | 112 | No. 54 |
| 1966 | 109 | No. 58 |
| 1965 | 108 | No. 55 |
| 1964 | 102 | No. 55 |
Turlough in Ogham
Ogham is the oldest way of writing Irish. It was carved along the edges of standing stones, mostly between the 4th and 6th centuries, and read from the bottom up. In later tradition each letter was named after a tree or plant. Here’s Turlough, letter by letter.
- TTinne, holly
- UÚr, heather
- RRuis, elder
- LLuis, rowan
- OOnn, gorse
- UÚr, heather
- GGort, ivy
- HUath, hawthorn
Write any name in Ogham with our Ogham translator
Names that go with Terence
Questions about Terence
- What is Terence in Irish?
- The Irish form of Terence is Turlough, pronounced TUR-la. Turlough means “one who aids.”
- How do you pronounce Turlough?
- Turlough is pronounced TUR-la. Two syllables, stress on the first.
- Is Terence a girl's name or a boy's name?
- Terence is a boy's name.
- How popular is Terence in Ireland?
- In 2025, Terence was No. 577 for boys in Ireland, with 5 babies, according to the Central Statistics Office. It was most popular in 1967, at No. 54.