Tern - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's name Tern \t(e)-rn\. Nature name: a type of marine bird with great stamina; it migrates twice yearly over vast diatances from the Artic to Antartic and back.

Baby names that sound like Tern are Teryn, Teron and Teran. Other similar baby names are Hern, Teun, Bern, Kern and Vern.

Tern is a very rare male first name and a very rare surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name Tern. Click here to compare Tern with related baby names.