Theresa - What does it mean?
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has no English definition.
, an alteration of Teresa, first used in Spain, supposedly derived from the (etyl) name of the island of Thera in Greece.
* 1810 , Tales of real life: forming a sequel to miss Edgeworth's Tales of fashionable life (Henry Colburn, London), volume 1, page 72:
* 1976 , Anne Tyler: Searching for Caleb (Berkley Books, New York, 1983, ISBN 0-425-09876-1), page 7:
is likely misspelled.
has no English definition.
As a proper noun Theresa
is {{given name|female|from=Ancient Greek}} , an alteration of Teresa, first used in Spain, supposedly derived from the {{etyl|grc|en}} name of the island of Thera in Greece.theresa
English
Proper noun
(en proper noun)- "Theresa'!" exclaimed the stranger, "is your name ' Theresa ?" asked she, a death-like paleness at the same time overspreading her countenance.
- "Is this name so frightful to you?" enquired the recluse.
- "Frightful!" rejoined the stranger, "O, no, I venerate it, like the name of a saint. I had once an unknown friend, whose name was Theresa .
- "Theresa ,", he said. "I never cared for that name."
- Justine nodded, chewing.
- "I don't like difficult names. I don't like foreignness."
- "Perhaps they're Catholic," Justine said.