Meaning & History
Short form of Theresa. This is the name of the main character in Thomas Hardy's novel Tess of the d'Urbervilles (1891).
Related Names
VariantsTeri, Terri, Terrie, Terry, Tessa, Tessie, Tracee, Tracey, Traci, Tracie, Tracy, Tressa (English) Tessa, Thera, Trees (Dutch)
Other Languages & CulturesTerese (Basque) Tereza (Bulgarian) Teresa (Catalan) Tereza, Terezija, Tena (Croatian) Tereza, Terezie (Czech) Teresa, Therese, Terese, Thea (Danish) Teresa (Finnish) Thérèse (French) Teresa, Theresa, Therese, Theresia, Theres (German) Terézia, Teca, Teréz (Hungarian) Toiréasa (Irish) Teresa (Italian) Therasia (Late Roman) Terēzija, Rēzija (Latvian) Teresa, Teresė (Lithuanian) Teresa, Therese, Terese, Thea (Norwegian) Teresa (Polish) Teresa, Teresinha (Portuguese) Tereza, Terezinha (Portuguese (Brazilian)) Tereza (Romanian) Tereza (Serbian) Tereza, Terézia (Slovak) Terezija (Slovene) Teresa, Tere, Teresita (Spanish) Teresa, Teresia, Therese, Terese, Tessan, Thea (Swedish)
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Entry updated October 6, 2024