"Blend of Terri and Lynn"
The name Terrilyn is commonly a female name from the "English" origin.
Terrilyn is a twentieth-century American blend of Terri, a short form of Teresa, and the -lyn ending that was widely used in American girls' names. It follows the pattern of names such as Marilyn and Carolyn, which join a first element to the same ending. The name first appears in United States birth records in 1946.
The pronunciation of Terrilyn is TEHR-ih-lin.
