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Add a Comment show all comments only meaning/history only usage only famous bearer only personal impressions only other Meaning Usage Pronunciation Famous Impression Other newest first oldest first highest rated first group by type I love the beautiful and simple elegance of this name. It's just so pleasing on the ear for some reason with its shortness. I used to like Tessa better but now I prefer Tess. ― dancingbear 10/20/2025 vote up5vote down Tess Routliffe (b. 1998) is a Canadian Paralympic swimmer who competed at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris. ― Felie 7/4/2025 vote up1vote down Just wanted to let you know that there's a small typo in the title of Thomas Hardy's novel: you wrote D'Ubervilles, but it's actually d'Urbervilles (small 'd' plus an extra 'r' in the name). [noted -ed] ― Lucille 9/12/2024 vote up3vote down Too much of a nickname for me to like it as a given name. Tessa is better, but neither are particularly appealing. ― Anonymous User 2/29/2024 vote up0vote down In the Dick Tracy comics, Tess Trueheart was his love interest and eventually became his wife, Tess Tracy. ― grimoir 9/21/2023 vote up2vote down Sparkly and strong. ― Anonymous User 5/15/2023 vote up4vote down 'Tess', with its easily pronounced single syllable, is alluring in a subdued manner. However, the double 'S' in the sound of 'Tess' and its poetic proximity to the English affirmative word 'yes', imbue it with a vibrant, cheerful, and even spirited vibe, evincing an audacious, almost "sassy" air. ― Anonymous User 4/20/2023 vote up5vote down Agreeably sharp like a barely ripe nectarine. A feisty spring-summertime name, however having said that, the name Tess also conjures imagery of wading through thick sparkly snow in pinkish-red or lime green polka-dot wellies. ― Anonymous User 12/17/2022 vote up6vote down Yes, Tess is the name of the very ill-fated character in Tess of the D'urbevilles but quite a few tragic heroines have pretty names: Juliet, Isolde, Anna Karenina, Lily Bart, Emma Bovary etc...What I'd like to say is don't let it put you off! You could find an unfortunate character for every name. ― Anonymous User 12/16/2022 vote up5vote down Historically, Tess was also used as a diminutive of Esther, and online you can find contemporary examples of its usage. The formation of the rhyming name (Ess/Tess for Esther) is similar, for example, to Ed/Ned/Ted for Edward.It would be interesting to discover if Tess was first associated with Esther rather than Theresa. The latter, a Catholic name, was not common in England until the Victorian era, while Esther and Hester were common since the Protestant reformation. Other English nicknames had similar histories, notably Jenny (Jane and later Jennifer). ― SugarPlumFairy 10/1/2022 vote up7vote down SUCCINCT & SPARKLY. How so, you ask.Well the combination of the T and the ESS make this name Lively and Bright then add to that the monosyllabic quality & *VOILÀ* you have a crystal clear name with a frank and stimulating prettiness. ― Anonymous User 5/14/2022 vote up8vote down Fresh, underused, beautiful and sweet yet strong and refined. ― Anonymous User 5/6/2022 vote up9vote down A better variant of Tessa. ― Anonymous User 12/21/2020 vote up6vote down Tessa sounds modern and girly to me, but Tess is classic and elegant. I will imagine Tess as a sensitive, educated one but Tessa as a kind of ignorant one, I am sorry. Tess is one of the few such simple names I like. I prefer it to Theresa and Therese. But it is associated deeply with Tess of the D’Urbervilles, who is too miserable. ― Lucipur 8/4/2020, edited 7/11/2022 vote up7vote down Women with this name are usually difficult. They think they're Queen Sh** even if they came from a trailer park. It reminds me of Tess of the D'Urbervilles, a poor peasant woman with a checkered past who was hanged for murder. Her father told her their ancestors were nobility and it went to her head. Then there's that overrated novelist who hides behind her husband's Dutch last name to sell more books. People with this name always think they're better than others. ― Anonymous User 3/25/2019 vote up-16vote down Tess Monaghan is the private eye protagonist of a popular series of detective novels by Laura Lippman. As of this date, there have been 12 novels in the series. ― Anonymous User 9/27/2018 vote up2vote down My name is also Tess and people always used to call me tessa. ― tessiloo 2/28/2017 vote up1vote down The name Tess was given to 227 girls born in the US in 2015. ― HerculePoirot 6/14/2016 vote up1vote down In 2014 (USA) 233 baby girls were given Tess. ― lilolaf 4/12/2016 vote up1vote down My sister's name is Tess and I get wicked annoyed when people call her Tessa. Her full name is Tess; it is not short for anything. But I love the name and it seems to be getting more popular because there are more Tess' as characters in movies or books. ― tatumh24 6/11/2015 vote up5vote down One of my favorite monosyllabic names; it sounds strong, as if there's more to it, but it needs nothing else. Strikes me as dignified, but also fun. I prefer it to Tessa, which is okay. ― IEnjoyTonsOGoodNames 4/23/2015 vote up6vote down My full name is Tess (not short for anything), but my mom told me that she named me Tess after all of the older Jewish women in her neighborhood who went by "Tess" and "Tessie." Theresa/Therese is a Christian name, but some Jews are named Tess as a short form of Esther. ― WholeNameTess 10/28/2014 vote up3vote down The full name of Tess Durbeyfield in Tess of the d'Urbervilles is Teresa, if I remember correctly. I really like the name Tess. It's beautiful. ― clouds 10/12/2013 vote up4vote down Iam quite the opposite of a lot of you. My name is Tessa and I have always hated it when people besides my family have called me Tess. Teachers and classmates always immeditaly shorten my name. Funny thing is it annoyed my best friends too "What, they can't say your full name? It's not that hard!" And nobody had a name like mine which was kind of good and bad. People would actually call me Teresa thinking its my full name. I have many nicknames. My fav being Tessie, Tesser, and Tesla. The last one was going to be my real name. I had always felt like Tess was a nickname not a whole name but there were so many people with the name but none really with mine. Which leads in to why it kind of irritates me. Then I learn that the only origins it has is being derived from Tessa. Tessa is Greek and means fourth child, a Tessalation, or a harvester. ― TessaTesser 1/7/2013 vote up1vote down Tess is an absolutely beautiful name. I loved the character Tess of the d'Urbervilles but the book is so striking and sad that I will forever associate the name with poor Tessy. ― Anonymous User 7/13/2012 vote up4vote down Tess Tyler is a character is the 2008 Disney Channel movie 'Camp Rock' and its 2010 sequel. She is portrayed by Meaghan Jette Martin (1992-present). ― Anonymous User 5/2/2012 vote up1vote down My name is Theresa and I get called Rhysse (Reese) all the time and I love it. I also get called Tess, although I like Rhysse better, I also like being called Tess. It's a great name that isn't too common, but not so uncommon no one knows what to make of it. ― Anonymous User 11/5/2011 vote up3vote down This is one of my nicknames, though in my case it's short for Destiny. I'm rather indifferent towards it, to be honest. I'm not against calling a kid Tess, though I do find it a bit minimalist. ― Black_X 7/18/2011 vote up3vote down English television presenter Tess Daly is a famous bearer. ― insertusernamehere 11/25/2010 vote up1vote down Tess Taylor is on E!'s Pretty Wild. ― Alora 4/4/2010 vote up1vote down Cute, but Tess by itself is a bit too short for a first name. The story of Tess of the D'Urbervilles is also quite sad (then again, so is Romeo and Juliet, and that hasn't stopped people from naming their daughters Juliet). ― websurfer 10/14/2009 vote up0vote down Although my name is Tessa, I go by Tess. I don't know why but I think the name Tess is prettier than Tessa. But if you're going to name your child Tess, think about naming her Tessa and using Tess as a nickname. :) ― Tessa P. 8/19/2009 vote up3vote down I, since my name is Tess, hope to read Tess of The D'ubervilles one day when I'm older. I heard what it is about and I think it's interesting. The name Tess is simple, short and it usually fits people named Tess. It sounds kind of funny when you think about it though. :-) ― Tessanator 4/19/2009 vote up3vote down My name is Tess, and I love that name but the only problem is that whenever a teacher says the word test, they all look at me, or the teacher rhymes my name like, "Tess is going to take the test and so is all the rest." But, that's also where I got my nickname Tessanator. :-) ― Tessanator 4/19/2009 vote up3vote down It sounds like a dog's name, like the rhyming Bess. ― Anonymous User 10/26/2008 vote up-2vote down To be honest, I hate this name. It makes me think of annoying and immature, superficial British women. I hope no one with the surname of Tickle ever names their daughter this, ha ha. ― slight night shiver 5/9/2008 vote up-3vote down I once knew a girl whose mother named her "Temptress." She got a LOT of unwanted attention and now goes by the name of Tess. I always think of her when I think "Tess". ― JungKyungSoon 3/5/2008 vote up0vote down I love this name, but for some reason I don't like the name Tessa. I guess because my name is Tess and it just doesn't sound right with that extra "a" on the end. But anyways, Tess is a lovely, simple, short and unique name for a girl. ― Anonymous User 6/29/2007 vote up2vote down Tess is one of the main characters in the famous Australian TV series "McLeod's Daughters". ― sunbeam 6/5/2007 vote up1vote down Tess is a beautiful name. Tess of the D'ubervilles was a beautifully written story with an amazing protagonist. Tess is a very poor country girl, but even worse she is extremely beautiful. This attracts unwanted attention from suitors and she ends up being raped and inpregnated. At one point in the story she shaves her eyebrows and wears a veil over her face to discourage people from looking at her. I was always under the impression that, in this story, Tess was short for Contessa. Maybe I was wrong. ― elvnears 4/30/2007 vote up2vote down This is one of my best friend's little sister's names! I absolutely love it! People call her Tessie a lot too. The name Tessa kind of bothers me for some reason but Tess doesn't, which is a bit odd. There is a woman who is writing a book and naming the character based on me Tess. I doubt that it will ever get finished but the gesture is nice. ― Anonymous User 2/20/2007 vote up2vote down Tess Harding Craig is the name of Katharine Hepburn's character in 'Woman of the Year'. ― MariaNikolaievnaRoma 12/25/2006 vote up1vote down There is an author named Tess Gerritsen. ― Anonymous User 11/28/2006 vote up1vote down Being a Tess myself I've always been fairly fond of the name. Though I have to say the book 'Tess of the D'Ubervilles' really did flaw my view on the name. ― Tessifer 5/13/2006 vote up2vote down There is a TESS in Touched By an Angel. I like this name, simple but pretty. ― Anonymous User 3/28/2006 vote up1vote down Melanie Griffith played a character called Tess McGill in the 80's romantic comedy Working Girl. She had a head for business and a body for sin. ― Anonymous User 1/23/2006 vote up1vote down My name is Tess, and it is not a short form of Theresa. It is a rather uncommon name to have as a full name. ― angelgurl 8/21/2005 vote up0vote down

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