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TESS
GENDER: Feminine
USAGE: English
PRONOUNCED: TES   [key]
Meaning & History
Diminutive of THERESA. This is the name of the main character in Thomas Hardy's novel 'Tess of the D'Ubervilles' (1891).
Related Names
VARIANTS: Teri, Terri, Terrie, Terry, Tessa, Tessie, Tracy, Tracee, Tracey, Traci, Tracie
OTHER LANGUAGES: Tena (Croatian), Thera, Trees (Dutch), Teca, Teréz (Hungarian), Teresinha, Terezinha (Portuguese), Tere, Teresita (Spanish), Tessan (Swedish)
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Netherlands  ranked #14 


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