Tessa - name meaning, origin

The girl's name Tessa \t(es)-

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 common first name for women (#885 out of 4276) but an uncommon last name for both men and women. (1990 U.S. Census)

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