English

Alternative forms

• Theresa

Proper noun

Teresa

1. A female given name, the Spanish and Italian form of Theresa.
   • 1980 Laura Furman: The Glass House, a Novella and Stories. Viking Press 1980. ISBN 0670341797 page 76:

     My friends call me Terry. My husband always used my full name, Teresa. He said it made him feel like he was married to a foreign woman.

   • 1999 Ed McBain, The Big Bad City, Simon and Schuster, ISBN 0671025694, page 139:

     Cynthia and Melinda, reduced to Cindy and Mindy, as Carella had dreaded would happen from the moment she named them. Her older daughter had fared better. Tess, modern and sleek for Teresa, which conjured up cobblestoned streets in a mountain village in Potenza.

Related terms

• Diminutives: Terri, Terry, Tess, Tessa, Tessy.

Translations

See also

• Tracy

Anagrams

• arêtes, aretes, Easter, easter, eaters, reseat, saeter, seater, staree, teaser

Faroese

Proper noun

Teresa f

1. A female given name

Usage notes

Matronymics

• son of Teresa: Teresuson
• daughter of Teresa: Teresudóttir

Declension

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [teˈʀeːza]
• Hyphenation: Te‧re‧sa

Proper noun

Teresa ? ‎(genitive Teresa)

1. A female given name, variant spelling of Theresa.

Italian

Proper noun

Teresa f

1. A female given name, cognate to English Teresa.

Anagrams

• estera
• estrae
• sarete
• serate
• tesare
• teserà

Polish

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Teresa f

1. A female given name, cognate to Teresa.

Declension

Portuguese

Proper noun

Teresa f

1. A female given name, equivalent to English Teresa

Quotations

For usage examples of this term, see Citations:Teresa.

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [te̞ˈɾe̞.sa̠]

Etymology

Unknown. Suggestions include Therasia or Thera, ancient name of the Greek island Thira.

Proper noun

Teresa f

1. A female given name, cognate to English Teresa.

Derived terms

• Tere

Anagrams

• aretes
• estera