Teresa

See also: Têrêsa

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

First recorded as the name of a fourth-century Spanish saint. Of obscure origin; suggestions include Therasia or Thera, ancient name of the Greek island Thira.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /təˈɹiː.sə/, /təˈɹiː.zə/
  • Rhymes: -iːsə, -iːzə

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 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, 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.

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Catalan

Proper noun

Teresa f

  1. A female given name, equivalent to English Teresa

Faroese

Proper noun

Teresa f

  1. A female given name

Usage notes

Matronymics

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

Declension

Singular
Indefinite
Nominative Teresa
Accusative Teresu
Dative Teresu
Genitive Teresu

German

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

Teresa f (genitive Teresa)

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

Italian

Proper noun

Teresa f

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

Anagrams


Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tɛˈrɛ.sa/
  • (file)

Proper noun

Teresa f

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

Declension

Further reading

  • Teresa in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Proper noun

Teresa f

  1. A female given name, equivalent to English Teresa

Quotations

For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:Teresa.


Spanish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /teˈɾesa/, [t̪eˈɾesa]

Proper noun

Teresa f

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

Derived terms

  • Tere

Anagrams

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