Theresa
English
Etymology
First used in Spain, supposedly derived from Latin Thēra, from Ancient Greek Θήρᾱ (Thḗrā), name of a city in Santorini, Greece.
Proper noun
Theresa
- A female given name from Ancient Greek, variant of Teresa.
- 1810, Tales of real life: forming a sequel to miss Edgeworth's Tales of fashionable life (Henry Colburn, London), volume 1, page 72:
- "Theresa!" exclaimed the stranger, "is your name Theresa?" asked she, a death-like paleness at the same time overspreading her countenance.
- "Is this name so frightful to you?" enquired the recluse.
- "Frightful!" rejoined the stranger, "O, no, I venerate it, like the name of a saint. I had once an unknown friend, whose name was Theresa.
- 1976, Anne Tyler: Searching for Caleb (Berkley Books, New York, 1983, →ISBN, page 7:
- "Theresa,", he said. "I never cared for that name."
- Justine nodded, chewing.
- "I don't like difficult names. I don't like foreignness."
- "Perhaps they're Catholic," Justine said.
- 1810, Tales of real life: forming a sequel to miss Edgeworth's Tales of fashionable life (Henry Colburn, London), volume 1, page 72:
Translations
female given name — see Teresa
Anagrams
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Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Theresa
- a female given name, equivalent to English Teresa
Related terms
- variants Theres, Therese, Theresia, Marie-Theres, Marie-Therese
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