Tessa

See also: tessa and TESSA

English

Etymology

Contraction of Teresa.; Diminutive of Theresa

Proper noun

Tessa (plural Tessas)

1. A female given name from Ancient Greek, variant of Teresa.
   • 1920 The Judge, Judge Publishing Company, 1920, v.79, page 27:

     This, ladie-e-e-s and gentleme-e-n, is Tessa Kosta. Her name sounds like the title of an old-fashioned Italian Opera and she looks like her grandmother, on her father's side.

Anagrams

• ASSET, SEATs, SESTA, Seats, TASes, asset, easts, sates, satés, seats, setas, tases, tasse

Dutch

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Tessa ?

1. a female given name

Anagrams

• stase

Finnish

Etymology

Diminutive of e.g. Teresa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtesːɑ/, [ˈt̪e̞s̠ːɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -esːɑ
• Syllabification^(key): Tes‧sa

Proper noun

Tessa

1. a female given name

Declension

Inflection of Tessa (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		Tessa	Tessat
genitive		Tessan	Tessojen
partitive		Tessaa	Tessoja
illative		Tessaan	Tessoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Tessa	Tessat
accusative	nom.	Tessa	Tessat
	gen.	Tessan
genitive		Tessan	Tessojen Tessainrare
partitive		Tessaa	Tessoja
inessive		Tessassa	Tessoissa
elative		Tessasta	Tessoista
illative		Tessaan	Tessoihin
adessive		Tessalla	Tessoilla
ablative		Tessalta	Tessoilta
allative		Tessalle	Tessoille
essive		Tessana	Tessoina
translative		Tessaksi	Tessoiksi
abessive		Tessatta	Tessoitta
instructive		—	Tessoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Tessa (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Tessani Tessani accusative nom. Tessani Tessani gen. Tessani genitive Tessani Tessojeni Tessainirare partitive Tessaani Tessojani inessive Tessassani Tessoissani elative Tessastani Tessoistani illative Tessaani Tessoihini adessive Tessallani Tessoillani ablative Tessaltani Tessoiltani allative Tessalleni Tessoilleni essive Tessanani Tessoinani translative Tessakseni Tessoikseni abessive Tessattani Tessoittani instructive — — comitative — Tessoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Tessasi Tessasi accusative nom. Tessasi Tessasi gen. Tessasi genitive Tessasi Tessojesi Tessaisirare partitive Tessaasi Tessojasi inessive Tessassasi Tessoissasi elative Tessastasi Tessoistasi illative Tessaasi Tessoihisi adessive Tessallasi Tessoillasi ablative Tessaltasi Tessoiltasi allative Tessallesi Tessoillesi essive Tessanasi Tessoinasi translative Tessaksesi Tessoiksesi abessive Tessattasi Tessoittasi instructive — — comitative — Tessoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Tessamme Tessamme accusative nom. Tessamme Tessamme gen. Tessamme genitive Tessamme Tessojemme Tessaimmerare partitive Tessaamme Tessojamme inessive Tessassamme Tessoissamme elative Tessastamme Tessoistamme illative Tessaamme Tessoihimme adessive Tessallamme Tessoillamme ablative Tessaltamme Tessoiltamme allative Tessallemme Tessoillemme essive Tessanamme Tessoinamme translative Tessaksemme Tessoiksemme abessive Tessattamme Tessoittamme instructive — — comitative — Tessoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Tessanne Tessanne accusative nom. Tessanne Tessanne gen. Tessanne genitive Tessanne Tessojenne Tessainnerare partitive Tessaanne Tessojanne inessive Tessassanne Tessoissanne elative Tessastanne Tessoistanne illative Tessaanne Tessoihinne adessive Tessallanne Tessoillanne ablative Tessaltanne Tessoiltanne allative Tessallenne Tessoillenne essive Tessananne Tessoinanne translative Tessaksenne Tessoiksenne abessive Tessattanne Tessoittanne instructive — — comitative — Tessoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Tessansa Tessansa accusative nom. Tessansa Tessansa gen. Tessansa genitive Tessansa Tessojensa Tessainsarare partitive Tessaansa Tessojaan Tessojansa inessive Tessassaan Tessassansa Tessoissaan Tessoissansa elative Tessastaan Tessastansa Tessoistaan Tessoistansa illative Tessaansa Tessoihinsa adessive Tessallaan Tessallansa Tessoillaan Tessoillansa ablative Tessaltaan Tessaltansa Tessoiltaan Tessoiltansa allative Tessalleen Tessallensa Tessoilleen Tessoillensa essive Tessanaan Tessanansa Tessoinaan Tessoinansa translative Tessakseen Tessaksensa Tessoikseen Tessoiksensa abessive Tessattaan Tessattansa Tessoittaan Tessoittansa instructive — — comitative — Tessoineen Tessoinensa

Statistics

• Tessa is the 415^th most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 954 female individuals (and as a middle name to 77 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.