Theresa

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Theresa

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First used in Spain, supposedly derived from Latin Thēra, from Ancient Greek Θήρᾱ (Thḗrā), name of a city in Santorini, Greece.

proper noun

A female given name from Ancient Greek, variant of Teresa. "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 unk
A town and village therein, in Jefferson County, New York.
A town and village therein, in Dodge County, Wisconsin.

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Closest in meaning: teresa, mrs, empress, infanta, therese, theresia, tereza, teresita, teressa, tessy, teresia, theressa, tessa, tess, tessie, teri

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"Theresa." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/theresa.

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@misc{theresa_2026,
  title = {Theresa},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/theresa},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}