Teresa

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Alternative spellings 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Pronunciation 1.4 Proper noun 1.4.1 Related terms 1.4.2 Quotations 1.4.3 Translations 1.5 See also 2 German 2.1 Proper noun 3 Italian 3.1 Proper noun 4 Polish 4.1 Proper noun 4.1.1 Declension 5 Spanish 5.1 Proper noun

[edit] English

[edit] Alternative spellings

• Theresa

[edit] 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.

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /təˈri.sʌ/

  Rhymes: -iːzə

[edit] Proper noun

Singular Teresa

Plural -

Teresa

1. A female given name, the Spanish and Italian form of Theresa.

[edit] Related terms

• Diminutives: Terri, Terry, Tess, Tessa.

[edit] Quotations

• 1980 Laura Furman: The Glass House, a Novella and Stories. Viking Press 1980. ISBN 0670341797 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.

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[edit] See also

• Tracy

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[edit] German

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Teresa

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

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[edit] Italian

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Teresa f.

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

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[edit] Polish

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Teresa f.

1. A female given name, cognate to Teresa.

[edit] Declension

	Singular	Plural
Nominative	Teresa	Teresy
Genitive	Teresy	Teres
Dative	Teresie	Teresom
Accusative	Teresę	Teresy
Instrumental	Teresą	Teresami
Locative	Teresie	Teresach
Vocative	Tereso	Teresy

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[edit] Spanish

[edit] Proper noun

Teresa f.

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