Tessa - Name Meaning and Origin

The girl's name Tessa \t(es)-sa\ is pronounced TESS-ah. It is of English origin. Diminutive of Teresa. Also possibly (Greek) "fourth child". Thomas Hardy's wrote a famous novel "Tess of the d'Ubervilles".

Tessa has 5 variant forms: Tess, Tessia, Tessie, Tessy and Teza.

For more information, see also the related name Theresa.

Baby names that sound like Tessa are Dessa, Tassa, Tesia, Tesa, Tossa and Tessi.

Tessa is a very popular female first name and a very rare surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the girl's name Tessa. Click here to compare Tessa with related baby names.