This article is about the name. For other uses, see Teresa (disambiguation).!

Teresa!
Gender!
Female!
Other names!
Alternative spelling!
Theresa, Therese!
Nickname(s)!
Terri, Terry, Tess!
Derived!
perhaps from Greek therizein (to harvest)!

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Look up Teresa in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.!

Teresa, Theresa, and Therese (French: Thrse) are feminine given names.
The name may be derived from the Greek verb (therz), meaning to
harvest.!
Its popularity likely increased because of the prominence of several Roman
Catholic saints, including Teresa of vila, Thrse of Lisieux and, most
recently, Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta.!
The popularity of this name in the United States over the last 15 years is
falling, according to the US Census. Spelled "Theresa", it was ranked as the
852nd most popular name for girls born in 2008, down from 226th in 1992 (it
ranked 65th in 1950, and 102nd in 1900). Spelled "Teresa", it was the 580th
most popular name for girls born in 2008, down from 206th in 1992 (it ranked
81st in 1950, and 220th in 1900).!

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1 Name variants!
2 Translations!
3 People!
4 Fictional characters!
5 See also!
6 Notes!

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Teeresha (British Nepali and British Maithili)!

Renia (Polish)!
Resa (German)!
Resel (German)!
Resi (German)!
Rezi (Hungarian)!
Riza (Hungarian)!
Rizus (Hungarian)!

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Rocel (German)!
Teca (Hungarian)!
Trag (Scottish Gaelic)!
Techa (Spanish)!
Tere (Spanish)!
Tereixa (Galician)!
Terenia (Polish)!
Teresa (Danish, English, Finnish, German, Italian, Norwegian, Polish,
Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish)!
Terese (Basque)!
Teresia (Swedish)