Details for the forename Tessy

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Tessy (female)


Variants:	Tess (F) Tessa (F) Thessa (F)
Pet Name for:	Teresa (F) Tessa (F) Theresa (F)
Can be spelt:	Tessie (F)

Source(s):	FreeCEN 1841 Census of Aberdeenshire The Oxford Names Companion, OUP
Notes:	The 1841 Census of Aberdeenshire has a very rare occurrence of the spellings Tessy and Thessa, presumably pet names for Teresa/Theresa. ONC gives Tessie as a pet name for Tessa and hence Tessy can be taken as a pet name for Tessa and for Teresa/Theresa.