Tessa

Contraction of Teresa.; diminutive of Theresa

Tessa (plural Tessas)

1. A female given name from Ancient Greek, variant of Teresa.
   • 1920 The Judge, Judge Publishing Company, 1920, v.79, page 27:

     This, ladie-e-e-s and gentleme-e-n, is Tessa Kosta. Her name sounds like the title of an old-fashioned Italian Opera and she looks like her grandmother, on her father's side.

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Tessa ?

1. a female given name

• stase

Diminutive of e.g. Teresa.

• IPA^(key): /ˈtesːɑ/, [ˈt̪e̞s̠ːɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -esːɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): Tes‧sa

Tessa

1. a female given name

• Tessa is the 415^th most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 954 female individuals (and as a middle name to 77 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.