Meaning, Origin And History Of The Name Theresa

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Theresa NamePopularityRelated NamesRelatedRatingsCommentsNamesakes 78%Ratingadd to your listSave Gender Feminine Usage English, German Pronounced Pron. /tə.ˈɹiː.sə/(English) /tə.ˈɹiː.zə/(English) /te.ˈʁeː.za/(German) [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

From the Spanish and Portuguese name Teresa. It was first recorded as Therasia, being borne by the Spanish wife of Saint Paulinus of Nola in the 4th century. The meaning is uncertain, but it could be derived from Greek θέρος (theros) meaning "summer", from Greek θερίζω (therizo) meaning "to harvest", or from the name of the Greek island of Therasia (the western island of Santorini).The name was mainly confined to Spain and Portugal during the Middle Ages. After the 16th century it was spread to other parts of the Christian world, due to the fame of the Spanish nun and reformer Saint Teresa of Ávila. Another famous bearer was the Austrian Habsburg queen Maria Theresa (1717-1780), who inherited the domains of her father, the Holy Roman emperor Charles VI, beginning the War of the Austrian Succession.

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Family Tree·Details VariantsTeresa, Therese(English) Teresa, Theresia, Theres, Therese(German) DiminutivesTeri, Terri, Terrie, Terry, Tess, Tessa, Tessie, Tracee, Tracey, Traci, Tracie, Tracy, Tressa(English) Other Languages & CulturesTerese(Basque) Tereza(Bulgarian) Teresa(Catalan) Tereza, Terezija, Tena(Croatian) Tereza, Terezie(Czech) Teresa, Therese, Terese, Thea(Danish) Theresia, Tess, Tessa, Thera, Trees(Dutch) Teresa(Finnish) Thérèse(French) Terézia, Teca, Teréz(Hungarian) Toiréasa(Irish) Teresa(Italian) Therasia(Late Roman) Terēzija, Rēzija(Latvian) Teresa, Teresė(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) User SubmissionThérésa

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Details Last ranked #35 in 2024 Austria Last ranked #684 in 1930 Brazil (by decade) Last ranked #99 in 1975 Canada Last ranked #824 in 2005 England and Wales Last ranked #486 in 1966 France Last ranked #90 in 2017 Germany (Berlin) Last ranked #99 in 1969 Ireland Last ranked #99 in 1965 Scotland Last ranked #919 in 2010 United States

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