Teresa

See also: teresa, Têrêsa, and Teresą

English

Alternative forms

• Theresa

Etymology

First 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

• IPA^(key): /təˈɹiː.sə/, /təˈɹiː.zə/

  • Audio (Southern England):

    (file)

• Rhymes: -iːsə, -iːzə

Proper noun

Teresa

1. 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.

2. A municipality of Rizal, Philippines.

Related terms

• Diminutives: Terri, Terry, Tess, Tessa, Tessy.

Translations

female given name

• Arabic: تْيْرْيْزَا f (tyryzā)
• Armenian: Թերեզա (Tʻereza)
• Catalan: Teresa (ca) f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 特蕾莎 (Tèlěishā), 特雷莎 (Tèléishā), 特麗薩／特丽萨 (Tèlìsà), 特里薩 (Tèlǐsà), 德蕾莎 (Délěishā)

• Czech: Tereza (cs)
• Danish: Therese
• Dutch: Trees
• Esperanto: Tereza
• Finnish: Teresa (fi)
• French: Thérèse (fr) f
• Galician: Tereixa f
• Georgian: ტერეზა (ṭereza)
• German: Theresa (de) f, Theresia (de) f
• Greek: Θηρεσία (el) f (Thiresía)
• Hawaiian: Keleka, Kelekia
• Hebrew: תרזה (he) f (Terizá)
• Hungarian: Teréz (hu), Terézia (hu)
• Irish: Treasa f
• Italian: Teresa (it) f
• Japanese: テレサ (Teresa)
• Korean: 테레사 (Teresa)
• Latvian: Terēze f
• Maori: Terehia
• Norwegian: Therese (no)
• Polish: Teresa (pl) f
• Portuguese: Teresa (pt) f
• Russian: Тере́за (ru) f (Teréza)
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: Тереза f

  Roman: Tereza f

• Sicilian: Tresa f
• Spanish: Teresa (es) f
• Swedish: Teresia (sv), Therese (sv)
• Vietnamese: Têrêsa

See also

• Tracy

Anagrams

• teares, eaters, Eastre, asteer, saeter, reseat, teaser, Teares, aretes, steare, seater, arsete, ratees, Trease, easter, arêtes, Seater, sæter, Easter, earset, Taseer, staree

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [təˈɾɛ.zə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [təˈɾə.zə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [teˈɾe.za]

Proper noun

Teresa f

1. a female given name, equivalent to English Teresa

Faroese

Proper noun

Teresa f

1. a female given name

Usage notes

Matronymics

• son of Teresa: Teresuson
• daughter of Teresa: Teresudóttir

Declension

	singular
	indefinite
nominative	Teresa
accusative	Teresu
dative	Teresu
genitive	Teresu

Finnish

Etymology

Spanish Teresa

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈteresɑ/, [ˈt̪e̞re̞s̠ɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -eresɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): Te‧re‧sa

Proper noun

Teresa

1. a female given name

Declension

Inflection of Teresa (Kotus type 13/katiska, no gradation)
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.

Possessive forms of Teresa (Kotus type 13/katiska, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Teresani Teresani accusative nom. Teresani Teresani gen. Teresani genitive Teresani Teresoideni Teresoitteni Teresojeni Teresaini rare partitive Teresaani Teresoitani Teresojani inessive Teresassani Teresoissani elative Teresastani Teresoistani illative Teresaani Teresoihini adessive Teresallani Teresoillani ablative Teresaltani Teresoiltani allative Teresalleni Teresoilleni essive Teresanani Teresoinani translative Teresakseni Teresoikseni abessive Teresattani Teresoittani instructive — — comitative — Teresoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Teresasi Teresasi accusative nom. Teresasi Teresasi gen. Teresasi genitive Teresasi Teresoidesi Teresoittesi Teresojesi Teresaisi rare partitive Teresaasi Teresoitasi Teresojasi inessive Teresassasi Teresoissasi elative Teresastasi Teresoistasi illative Teresaasi Teresoihisi adessive Teresallasi Teresoillasi ablative Teresaltasi Teresoiltasi allative Teresallesi Teresoillesi essive Teresanasi Teresoinasi translative Teresaksesi Teresoiksesi abessive Teresattasi Teresoittasi instructive — — comitative — Teresoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Teresamme Teresamme accusative nom. Teresamme Teresamme gen. Teresamme genitive Teresamme Teresoidemme Teresoittemme Teresojemme Teresaimme rare partitive Teresaamme Teresoitamme Teresojamme inessive Teresassamme Teresoissamme elative Teresastamme Teresoistamme illative Teresaamme Teresoihimme adessive Teresallamme Teresoillamme ablative Teresaltamme Teresoiltamme allative Teresallemme Teresoillemme essive Teresanamme Teresoinamme translative Teresaksemme Teresoiksemme abessive Teresattamme Teresoittamme instructive — — comitative — Teresoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Teresanne Teresanne accusative nom. Teresanne Teresanne gen. Teresanne genitive Teresanne Teresoidenne Teresoittenne Teresojenne Teresainne rare partitive Teresaanne Teresoitanne Teresojanne inessive Teresassanne Teresoissanne elative Teresastanne Teresoistanne illative Teresaanne Teresoihinne adessive Teresallanne Teresoillanne ablative Teresaltanne Teresoiltanne allative Teresallenne Teresoillenne essive Teresananne Teresoinanne translative Teresaksenne Teresoiksenne abessive Teresattanne Teresoittanne instructive — — comitative — Teresoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Teresansa Teresansa accusative nom. Teresansa Teresansa gen. Teresansa genitive Teresansa Teresoidensa Teresoittensa Teresojensa Teresainsa rare partitive Teresaansa Teresoitaan Teresojaan Teresoitansa Teresojansa inessive Teresassaan Teresassansa Teresoissaan Teresoissansa elative Teresastaan Teresastansa Teresoistaan Teresoistansa illative Teresaansa Teresoihinsa adessive Teresallaan Teresallansa Teresoillaan Teresoillansa ablative Teresaltaan Teresaltansa Teresoiltaan Teresoiltansa allative Teresalleen Teresallensa Teresoilleen Teresoillensa essive Teresanaan Teresanansa Teresoinaan Teresoinansa translative Teresakseen Teresaksensa Teresoikseen Teresoiksensa abessive Teresattaan Teresattansa Teresoittaan Teresoittansa instructive — — comitative — Teresoineen Teresoinensa

Inflection of Teresa (Kotus type 11/omena, no gradation)
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.

Possessive forms of Teresa (Kotus type 11/omena, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Teresani Teresani accusative nom. Teresani Teresani gen. Teresani genitive Teresani Teresieni Teresoideni Teresoitteni Teresojeni rare Teresaini rare partitive Teresaani Teresiani Teresoitani Teresojani rare inessive Teresassani Teresoissani Teresissani elative Teresastani Teresoistani Teresistani illative Teresaani Teresiini Teresoihini adessive Teresallani Teresoillani Teresillani ablative Teresaltani Teresoiltani Teresiltani allative Teresalleni Teresoilleni Teresilleni essive Teresanani Teresoinani Teresinani translative Teresakseni Teresoikseni Teresikseni abessive Teresattani Teresoittani Teresittani instructive — — comitative — Teresoineni Teresineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Teresasi Teresasi accusative nom. Teresasi Teresasi gen. Teresasi genitive Teresasi Teresiesi Teresoidesi Teresoittesi Teresojesi rare Teresaisi rare partitive Teresaasi Teresiasi Teresoitasi Teresojasi rare inessive Teresassasi Teresoissasi Teresissasi elative Teresastasi Teresoistasi Teresistasi illative Teresaasi Teresiisi Teresoihisi adessive Teresallasi Teresoillasi Teresillasi ablative Teresaltasi Teresoiltasi Teresiltasi allative Teresallesi Teresoillesi Teresillesi essive Teresanasi Teresoinasi Teresinasi translative Teresaksesi Teresoiksesi Teresiksesi abessive Teresattasi Teresoittasi Teresittasi instructive — — comitative — Teresoinesi Teresinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Teresamme Teresamme accusative nom. Teresamme Teresamme gen. Teresamme genitive Teresamme Teresiemme Teresoidemme Teresoittemme Teresojemme rare Teresaimme rare partitive Teresaamme Teresiamme Teresoitamme Teresojamme rare inessive Teresassamme Teresoissamme Teresissamme elative Teresastamme Teresoistamme Teresistamme illative Teresaamme Teresiimme Teresoihimme adessive Teresallamme Teresoillamme Teresillamme ablative Teresaltamme Teresoiltamme Teresiltamme allative Teresallemme Teresoillemme Teresillemme essive Teresanamme Teresoinamme Teresinamme translative Teresaksemme Teresoiksemme Teresiksemme abessive Teresattamme Teresoittamme Teresittamme instructive — — comitative — Teresoinemme Teresinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Teresanne Teresanne accusative nom. Teresanne Teresanne gen. Teresanne genitive Teresanne Teresienne Teresoidenne Teresoittenne Teresojenne rare Teresainne rare partitive Teresaanne Teresianne Teresoitanne Teresojanne rare inessive Teresassanne Teresoissanne Teresissanne elative Teresastanne Teresoistanne Teresistanne illative Teresaanne Teresiinne Teresoihinne adessive Teresallanne Teresoillanne Teresillanne ablative Teresaltanne Teresoiltanne Teresiltanne allative Teresallenne Teresoillenne Teresillenne essive Teresananne Teresoinanne Teresinanne translative Teresaksenne Teresoiksenne Teresiksenne abessive Teresattanne Teresoittanne Teresittanne instructive — — comitative — Teresoinenne Teresinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Teresansa Teresansa accusative nom. Teresansa Teresansa gen. Teresansa genitive Teresansa Teresiensa Teresoidensa Teresoittensa Teresojensa rare Teresainsa rare partitive Teresaansa Teresiaan Teresoitaan Teresiansa Teresoitansa Teresojaan rare Teresojansa rare inessive Teresassaan Teresassansa Teresoissaan Teresissaan Teresoissansa Teresissansa elative Teresastaan Teresastansa Teresoistaan Teresistaan Teresoistansa Teresistansa illative Teresaansa Teresiinsa Teresoihinsa adessive Teresallaan Teresallansa Teresoillaan Teresillaan Teresoillansa Teresillansa ablative Teresaltaan Teresaltansa Teresoiltaan Teresiltaan Teresoiltansa Teresiltansa allative Teresalleen Teresallensa Teresoilleen Teresilleen Teresoillensa Teresillensa essive Teresanaan Teresanansa Teresoinaan Teresinaan Teresoinansa Teresinansa translative Teresakseen Teresaksensa Teresoikseen Teresikseen Teresoiksensa Teresiksensa abessive Teresattaan Teresattansa Teresoittaan Teresittaan Teresoittansa Teresittansa instructive — — comitative — Teresoineen Teresineen Teresoinensa Teresinensa

Statistics

• Teresa is the 407^th 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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [teˈʁeːza]

• Audio (Austria):

  (file)

• Hyphenation: Te‧re‧sa

Proper noun

Teresa f (genitive Teresas or Teresa)

1. a female given name, variant of Theresa

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /teˈrɛ.za/, /teˈre.za/
• Rhymes: -ɛza, -eza
• Hyphenation: Te‧rè‧sa, Te‧ré‧sa

Proper noun

Teresa f

1. a female given name, equivalent to English Teresa

Anagrams

• Artese, estera, estrae, sarete, serate, tesare, teserà

Polish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin Teresiă.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɛˈrɛ.sa/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɛsa
• Syllabification: Te‧re‧sa

Proper noun

Teresa f (diminutive Tereska or Terenia)

1. a female given name, equivalent to English Teresa

Declension

Declension of Teresa

	singular	plural
nominative	Teresa	Teresy
genitive	Teresy	Teres
dative	Teresie	Teresom
accusative	Teresę	Teresy
instrumental	Teresą	Teresami
locative	Teresie	Teresach
vocative	Tereso	Teresy

Further reading

• Teresa in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• Tareja (archaic)

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /teˈɾe.zɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /teˈɾe.zɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /teˈɾe.za/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /tɨˈɾe.zɐ/, /ˈtɾe.zɐ/

• Hyphenation: Te‧re‧sa

Proper noun

Teresa f

1. a female given name, equivalent to English Teresa

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:Teresa.

Spanish

Etymology

Unknown. Suggestions include Therasia or Thera, ancient name of the Greek island Thira.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /teˈɾesa/ [t̪eˈɾe.sa]
• Rhymes: -esa
• Syllabification: Te‧re‧sa

Proper noun

Teresa f

1. a female given name, equivalent to English Teresa

Derived terms

• Tere

 

Anagrams

• aretes
• estera

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /teˈɾesa/ [t̪ɛˈɾɛː.sɐ]
• Rhymes: -esa
• Syllabification: Te‧re‧sa

Proper noun

Teresa (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜇᜒᜐ)

1. Teresa (a municipality of Rizal, Philippines)

Proper noun

Teresa (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜇᜒᜐ)

1. a female given name, equivalent to English Teresa

Anagrams

• aretes, reseta