Details for the forename Theresa

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Theresa (female)


Variants:	Teresa (F) Thérèse (F) Theresia (F) Treasa (F)
Pet Name(s):	Terri (F) Tess (F) Tessa (F) Tessie (F) Tessy (F) Thessa (F)
Derivative(s):	Thera (F)
Derivative of:	Thera (F)

Source(s):	The Oxford Names Companion, OUP "Scottish Forenames" - Donald Whyte, FGH, FSG
Notes:	English form of Teresa although both versions are often used in English-speaking communities. The origin is obscure, possibly Greek from "harvest" [Whyte] or from the island of Thera [ONC].