Tessa

Gender Feminine

Usage English, Dutch

Pronounced Pron. TEHS-ə(English) [key·IPA]

Meaning & History

Contracted form of Theresa.

Related Names

VariantsTeri, Terri, Terrie, Terry, Tess, Tessie, Tracee, Tracey, Traci, Tracie, Tracy, Tressa(English) Tess, 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(German) Terézia, Teca, Teréz(Hungarian) Toiréasa(Irish) Teresa(Italian) Therasia(Late Roman) Teresa(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)

Popularity

People think this name is

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Name Days

Finland: April 26

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Entry updated December 7, 2022