Teresa
English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFirst recorded as the name of a fourth-century Spanish saint. Of obscure origin; suggestions include Therasia or Thera, ancient name of the Greek island Thira.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editTeresa
- A female given name from Ancient Greek, the Spanish and Italian form of Theresa.
- 1980, Laura Furman, The Glass House, a Novella and Stories., Viking Press, →ISBN, page 76:
- My friends call me Terry. My husband always used my full name, Teresa. He said it made him feel like he was married to a foreign woman.
- 1999, Ed McBain, The Big Bad City, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN, page 139:
- Cynthia and Melinda, reduced to Cindy and Mindy, as Carella had dreaded would happen from the moment she named them. Her older daughter had fared better. Tess, modern and sleek for Teresa, which conjured up cobblestoned streets in a mountain village in Potenza.
- A municipality of Rizal, Philippines.
Related terms
editTranslations
editfemale given name
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See also
editAnagrams
editCatalan
editPronunciation
editProper noun
editTeresa f
- a female given name, equivalent to English Teresa
Faroese
editProper noun
editTeresa f
- a female given name
Usage notes
editMatronymics
- son of Teresa: Teresuson
- daughter of Teresa: Teresudóttir
Declension
editSingular | |
Indefinite | |
Nominative | Teresa |
Accusative | Teresu |
Dative | Teresu |
Genitive | Teresu |
Finnish
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editProper noun
editTeresa
- a female given name
Declension
editInflection of Teresa (Kotus type 13/katiska, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | Teresa | Teresat | |
genitive | Teresan | Teresoiden Teresoitten Teresojen | |
partitive | Teresaa | Teresoita Teresoja | |
illative | Teresaan | Teresoihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | Teresa | Teresat | |
accusative | nom. | Teresa | Teresat |
gen. | Teresan | ||
genitive | Teresan | Teresoiden Teresoitten Teresojen Teresain rare | |
partitive | Teresaa | Teresoita Teresoja | |
inessive | Teresassa | Teresoissa | |
elative | Teresasta | Teresoista | |
illative | Teresaan | Teresoihin | |
adessive | Teresalla | Teresoilla | |
ablative | Teresalta | Teresoilta | |
allative | Teresalle | Teresoille | |
essive | Teresana | Teresoina | |
translative | Teresaksi | Teresoiksi | |
abessive | Teresatta | Teresoitta | |
instructive | — | Teresoin | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Inflection of Teresa (Kotus type 11/omena, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | Teresa | Teresat | |
genitive | Teresan | Teresien Teresoiden Teresoitten | |
partitive | Teresaa | Teresia Teresoita | |
illative | Teresaan | Teresiin Teresoihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | Teresa | Teresat | |
accusative | nom. | Teresa | Teresat |
gen. | Teresan | ||
genitive | Teresan | Teresien Teresoiden Teresoitten Teresojen rare Teresain rare | |
partitive | Teresaa | Teresia Teresoita Teresoja rare | |
inessive | Teresassa | Teresoissa Teresissa | |
elative | Teresasta | Teresoista Teresista | |
illative | Teresaan | Teresiin Teresoihin | |
adessive | Teresalla | Teresoilla Teresilla | |
ablative | Teresalta | Teresoilta Teresilta | |
allative | Teresalle | Teresoille Teresille | |
essive | Teresana | Teresoina Teresina | |
translative | Teresaksi | Teresoiksi Teresiksi | |
abessive | Teresatta | Teresoitta Teresitta | |
instructive | — | Teresoin Teresin | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
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Statistics
edit- Teresa is the 407th most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 980 female individuals (and as a middle name to 1,669 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
German
editPronunciation
editProper noun
editTeresa f (genitive Teresas or Teresa)
- a female given name, variant of Theresa
Italian
editPronunciation
editProper noun
editTeresa f
- a female given name, equivalent to English Teresa
References
edit- ^ Teresa in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
Anagrams
editPolish
editEtymology
editLearned borrowing from Latin Teresiă.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editTeresa f (diminutive Tereska or Terenia)
- a female given name, equivalent to English Teresa
Declension
editDeclension of Teresa
Further reading
edit- Teresa in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
editAlternative forms
editPronunciation
edit
- Hyphenation: Te‧re‧sa
Proper noun
editTeresa f
- a female given name, equivalent to English Teresa
Quotations
editFor quotations using this term, see Citations:Teresa.
Spanish
editEtymology
editUnknown. Suggestions include Therasia or Thera, ancient name of the Greek island Thira.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editTeresa f
- a female given name, equivalent to English Teresa
Derived terms
editAnagrams
editTagalog
editPronunciation
edit- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /teˈɾesa/ [t̪ɛˈɾɛː.sɐ]
- Rhymes: -esa
- Syllabification: Te‧re‧sa
Proper noun
editTeresa (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜇᜒᜐ)
- Teresa (a municipality of Rizal, Philippines)
Proper noun
editTeresa (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜇᜒᜐ)
- a female given name, equivalent to English Teresa
Anagrams
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- Rhymes:Finnish/eresɑ
- Rhymes:Finnish/eresɑ/3 syllables
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- Rhymes:Tagalog/esa
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- tl:Municipalities of Rizal, Philippines
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