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Tess vs Terry - What's the difference?

tess | terry |

As a pronoun tess

is its, genitive singular of (3rd person neuter, "it", "that").

As a proper noun terry is

from the medieval norman given name thierry'', a cognate of the english ''derek .

tess

English

Proper noun

(en proper noun)
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  • * 1999 (Ed McBain), The Big Bad City , Simon and Schuster, ISBN 0671025694, 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.

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    terry

    English

    Noun

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  • A type of coarse cotton fabric covered in many small raised loops that is used to make towels, bathrobes and some types of nappy/diaper.

    • Synonyms

    * terrycloth * terry cloth

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