Comments for the name Tessa

Greek, means fourth child.

My math teacher's nickname is Tessa, but her real name is Otessa.

I love the fact that my name is uncommon. I have heard this name spoken only a few times. I hope it remains uncommon and special. It is a perfect girl's name; very feminine and gentle sounding.

I absolutely love this name. It is dainty, feminine and graceful. It is nice it isn't overused.

This was the name of one of the main characters in the movie, The Constant Gardener.

Spell it backwards and it says asset.

I really like this name. I think that it is so pretty.

Tessa appeared on the top 1000 list in the 1970's. Its most popular year was the 1990's where it ranked 233.

I like this name a lot. My name is Jessica and I would really like the name Tessa so much more.

I was on a website once that said Tessa was Italian and meant countess. I think Tessa is a beautiful name. Very graceful and pleasing sounding.

What a BEAUTIFUL name. It sounds like it would be perfect for a little princess or ballerina. What a wonderful name for a little girl. I may consider this name myself for any future daughters I may have.

Tessa is a beautiful name. It is also Italian and has the meaning of countess.

I think the name Tessa is very beautiful. I like how it is short and sweet.

I don't like this name, and I really don't understand why everyone else does. It seems plain and boring to me.

I love this name, it's feminine and dainty, without being too flowery. It's cute on a little girl, but it also brings to mind the image of a graceful woman.

I love my name because of it's individuality. My parents liked the name Tess but thought it sounded incomplete, I'm glad they decided on Tessa. I feel my name very much complements my personality. It stands apart - I've only met one other Tessa in my life - I'm 22 - she was a sweet little girl about 4. I think it fit her perfectly too.

This is a nice name, but it means "to pee" in Danish and is therefore outlawed in Denmark.

There is a Canadian figure skater and ice dancer by this name, Tessa Virture.

It's a bit better than Tess, but not much. I can't really picture an adult with this name. The name is very girly and sort of cutesy, even though I don't find it very pretty. There was once a very butch lesbian looking woman on the Finnish Idol named Tessa. This youthful, very feminine name sounded weird on her, alright.

Lovely and sweet. I can just picture a sixteen year old having this as well as a 5 year old.

I think Tessa is a lovely name. It is good that not many people have it because it makes it extra special.

My mother's name is Teresa, and I've always sort of planned to name one of my children after her. If I do have a girl and name her Teresa, I will most likely call her Tessa as a nickname. It's short, sweet, and adorable. And then when she gets older, she can always use Teresa if she thinks Tessa sounds too childish.

I really think this is a lovely name. It reminds me, for some reason, of the lush green foliage of Spring in the UK, and also, Tessa reminds me of the elderflower plant, which comes out in late May/June. Why it reminds me of these things, I do not know, but it's just a really homely name, I suppose. :)

This is my name, and I think it's okay. It is a bit girly though so I go by Tess. My parents named me Tessa because it means "beloved by God" in Polish. I like that it isn't very popular-I've actually only met about 3 Tessa's in my life.:)

I love this as a nickname for Contessa! It's very cute.

Tessa is the name of a reaper on Supernatural.

Tessa is a lovely variant of Teresa.

Can mean either 'harvester' or 'countess'.

Tessa Worley is a French alpine skier.

A darling name! Gives the feeling of a sweet girl-child.

I love Tessa even though it comes from Theresa. I would much prefer to hear Tessa any day.

My name is Theresa and it's a great name with tons of good nicknames! I like Rhysse (aka Reese) the best but Tessa and Tess are also great names!

Tessa is the name of a character in Gilbert and Sullivan's operetta The Gondoliers.

I have a friend who was adopted from China, and this is her American name. I adore this name, although it seems a bit short and nickname-y, which is why I call my friend "Tessica" as a sort of "full name".

It's a very pretty name. One of my friends has this name, though she hasn't said anything about how she feels about it. I am puzzled at the statistics because there are quite a few Tessas in my school, but I live in New Zealand so perhaps it's more common here than in other parts of the world.

Prominent British politician Tessa Jowell. She was born in 1947 as Tessa Jane Helen Palmer.

Tessa sounds cute, but childish. My cats name is Tessa, so I find it also more of a pet name. The name is sweet, but it doesn't look the best on humans.

Great name. Dislike the association with Theresa. It's strong enough to stand on its own and definitely should.