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Theresa (female)

Variants:Teresa (F) Thérèse (F) Theresia (F) Treasa (F)
Pet Name(s):Terri (F) Tess (F) Tessa (F) Tessie (F) Tessy (F) Thessa (F)
Derivative(s):Thera (F)
Derivative of:Thera (F)
   
Source(s): The Oxford Names Companion, OUP
"Scottish Forenames" - Donald Whyte, FGH, FSG
Notes:

English form of Teresa although both versions are often used in English-speaking communities.  The origin is obscure, possibly Greek from "harvest" [Whyte] or from the island of Thera [ONC].
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