Meaning & History
From an English surname that was taken from a Norman French place name meaning "domain belonging to Thracius". Charles Dickens used it for a male character in his novel The Pickwick Papers (1837). It was later popularized as a feminine name by the main character Tracy Lord in the movie The Philadelphia Story (1940). This name is also sometimes used as a diminutive of Theresa.
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Other Languages & CulturesTerese (Basque) Tereza (Bulgarian) Teresa (Catalan) Tereza, Terezija, Tena (Croatian) Tereza, Terezie (Czech) Teresa, Therese, Terese, Thea (Danish) Theresia, Tess, Tessa, Thera, Trees (Dutch) 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 November 16, 2019