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What does Tess mean?
Tess 
as a girls' name is of Greek and English derivation, and Tess means "late summer". Tess is a variant form of Teresa (Greek): popular form of Theresa. Tess is also a variant of Tessa (English).
STARTS WITH Te-
ASSOCIATED WITH greek
Variations
RELATED FORMS VIA TERESA, TESSA, THERESA Resi, Rezi, Taresa, Techa, Tera▼, Terasa, Terese▼, Teressa▼, Teresse, Terez, Teri▼, Terri▼, Terry▼, Tersa, Tersia, Terza, Tesa, Tesia, Teskia, Tessey, Tessi, Tessia, Tessie▼, Tessy, Teza, Treesa, Tresa, Tressa, Treza
CREATIVE FORMS(female)
(male)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Tess Iyla (T.I.), ..
How popular is Tess?
Tess is a very popular first name for females (#1971 out of 4276, Top 46%) and also a very popular surname for both adults and children (#36807 out of 150436, Top 24%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Tess reached its apex position of #467 in the U.S. in 1992, and is at #1291 currently. (TOP BABY NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Tessa (#245 FROM RECENT DATA), Teresa (#798), Theresa (#1106), Tera, Terese, Teressa, Teri, Terri, Terry, Tesia, Tessie, Tresa and Tressa are the prominent related forms of Tess (#1291). Other variants, like Taresa, are seldom used. Usage of these relations of Tess was common during 1960-1969 (ADOPTION OF 2%) and has become much reduced since (ADOPTION 0.1%, 93.9% LESS). Teresa is a perennial favorite, though Tessa is currently the most fashionable, while versions such as Terese have lost favor.
Similar Names
Tess is pronounced similarly to Tace, Taisse and Toos. Other recommended sound-alike names are Bess▼, Cass, Ess, Jess, Joss, Kass, Ross, Tais, Tasa, Tash, Tassa (see Tasha), Te-, Tea▼, Teal, Teil, Temis, Temiss (see Themis), Tena▼, Tesla, Tessla, Tisa, Tish, Tossa and Tris. These names tend to be less commonly used than Tess.
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