Around the globe, Tertius (Tercio 
, Tertius 
, Tierce 
) is quite a common predominantly male, but very seldom feminine given name. The forename Tertius is habitual in South Africa, where it is quite a rare boy's name, Brazil, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where it is a rare unisex name. Very seldom, Tertius is the last name as well as the forename.
Tertius is also a name from the Bible. Explore more in our Biblical names portal!
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| Tercio | South Africa, Philippines, Mozambique, Brazil, United States |
| Tertius | South Africa, Brazil, United States, Indonesia, Namibia |
| Tierce | South Africa, France, Brazil, United States, Belgium |
| Terzel | United States |
| tertius strong clarke (b. 1799) |
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| tertius van dyke (b. 1886) |
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tertius zongo Prime Minister of Burkina Faso, BF (b. 1957) |
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| tertius rebelo (b. 1915) |
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| tertius myburgh South African journalist, ZA (b. 1934) |
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| tertius delport South African politician, ZA (b. 1939) |
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| tertius alexander bune (born 1978) (b. 1978) |
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| tertius abraham kohn researcher (ORCID 0000-0003-4152-6319) |
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| tertius l fonseca researcher |
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| tertius de wet D.Sc. Potchefstroomse Universiteit vir Christelike Hoër Onderwys 1972 |
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| tertius of iconium Christian bishop |
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| tertius meintjes South African actor |
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| tertius hough researcher |
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| tertius losper Namibian rugby union player, NA (b. 1985) |
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| tertius maarman South African rugby union footballer, ZA (b. 1987) |
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