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Girl name Greek origin Christian tradition

Teresa

tuh-RAY-sah · 6 letters · 3 syllables
What it means
Harvester
Language
Greek
Culture
Spanish/Italian
Religion
Christian
Style era
classic
Themes
vintage · saint
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#871
2024 births310
Peak year1961
First appeared1880
Total US births415,746
1961 peak18801916195219882024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
TessReese
Alternate spellings
TheresaTereza
In other languages
Teresa (Italian/Spanish/Portuguese)Theresa (English)Thérèse (French)Tereza (Czech)Teréza (Hungarian)

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Notable people named Teresa

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